Cost of living comparison

North Korea

compared to

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo vs. North Korea Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 17.1% cheaper than North Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 86.5% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 56.5% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 97.3% more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.8% less in Cairo

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Cairo.

Cairo vs. North Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of North Korea, you would:

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pay 86.5% less for restaurants

	North Korea	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$4.06 EGP203.40
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$4.71 EGP235.94
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 KPW1,929	$0.33 EGP16.76	-84.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 KPW965	$0.12 EGP6.14	-88.6%
Average			-86.5%

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pay 56.5% less for groceries

	North Korea	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20 KPW1,983	$0.65 EGP32.52	-70.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$1.59 EGP79.44
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 KPW3,058	$3.40 EGP170.29
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 KPW2,267	$1.45 EGP72.64	-42.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$1.96 EGP98.17
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.68 EGP34.27
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.23 EGP11.67
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.16 EGP7.97
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.19 EGP9.64
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.22 EGP10.84
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.19 EGP9.51
Average			-56.5%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	North Korea	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$1.01 EGP50.84
Monthly public transit pass	??	$8.12 EGP406.79
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$36,284.10 EGP1,817,861.63
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$2.50 EGP125.09

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pay 97.3% more for housing

	North Korea	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$9.69 EGP485.65
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$85.74 KPW77,167	$208.74 EGP10,458.00	+143.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.74 KPW77,167	$129.60 EGP6,493.06	+51.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$13.65 EGP683.96
Average			+97.3%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	North Korea	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$87.26 EGP4,371.87
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,948.40 EGP97,616.49

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pay 22.8% less for entertainment and sports

	North Korea	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.86 KPW11,575	$1.42 EGP71.19	-89.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.07 KPW965	$1.54 EGP77.05	+43.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.83 EGP91.53
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$18.55 EGP929.47
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$3.04 EGP152.55
Average			-22.8%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	North Korea	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$37.28 EGP1,867.78
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$49.39 EGP2,474.66
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$97.57 EGP4,888.46
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$53.60 EGP2,685.48

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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