Cost of living comparison

North Korea

compared to

Delhi, India

Delhi vs. North Korea Cost of Living Summary

Delhi is 13.3% more expensive than North Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 80.0% less in Delhi
Groceries: pay 48.2% less in Delhi
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Delhi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.5% more in Delhi

The cost of housing and entertainment and sports in Delhi are more expensive than in North Korea. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in Delhi. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Delhi.

Delhi vs. North Korea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 80.0% less for restaurants

	North Korea	Delhi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$4.15 ₹354.16
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$4.15 ₹354.16
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 KPW1,929	$0.49 ₹41.69	-77.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 KPW965	$0.19 ₹15.85	-82.7%
Average			-80.0%

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pay 48.2% less for groceries

	North Korea	Delhi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20 KPW1,983	$0.55 ₹46.80	-75.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$2.37 ₹202.55
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 KPW3,058	$2.88 ₹245.62	-15.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 KPW2,267	$1.15 ₹98.34	-54.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$1.61 ₹137.70
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.89 ₹76.10
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.35 ₹29.55
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.46 ₹39.48
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.29 ₹24.55
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.20 ₹16.89
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.23 ₹19.53
Average			-48.2%

North Korea vs. Delhi - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	North Korea	Delhi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.41 ₹376.88
Monthly public transit pass	??	$11.85 ₹1,011.89
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$14,221.28 ₹1,214,263.37
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$2.49 ₹212.50

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	North Korea	Delhi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$8.48 ₹723.83
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$85.74 KPW77,167	$279.66 ₹23,878.51	+226.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.74 KPW77,167	$164.09 ₹14,010.80	+91.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$46.25 ₹3,949.11
Average			+158.8%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	North Korea	Delhi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$92.50 ₹7,898.33
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,766.20 ₹150,804.77

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pay 22.5% more for entertainment and sports

	North Korea	Delhi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.86 KPW11,575	$2.37 ₹202.38	-81.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.07 KPW965	$2.43 ₹207.26	+126.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.15 ₹354.16
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$21.31 ₹1,819.43
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.92 ₹419.93
Average			+22.5%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	North Korea	Delhi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$32.25 ₹2,753.76
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$32.29 ₹2,757.35
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$53.15 ₹4,537.90
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$40.86 ₹3,488.88

North Korea vs. Delhi - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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