Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 2.2 times more expensive than North Korea.
If you lived in Estonia instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 30.1% more for restaurants
North Korea
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Estonia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$12.54
€11.85
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$8.68
€8.20
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
KPW1,929
|
$2.03
€1.92
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
KPW965
|
$1.77
€1.68
|
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pay 10.9% less for groceries
North Korea
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Estonia
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.20
KPW1,983
|
$1.10
€1.04
|
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Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.07
€4.79
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KPW3,058
|
$4.04
€3.82
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
KPW2,267
|
$2.47
€2.34
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.50
€3.31
|
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.83
€0.78
|
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Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.62
€0.59
|
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.96
€0.90
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.24
€1.17
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.41
€0.39
|
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
€0.44
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
North Korea
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Estonia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.86
€6.49
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.40
€21.18
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,622.60
€25,167.88
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.20
€8.70
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pay 4.9 times more for housing
North Korea
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Estonia
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$27.99
€26.46
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$85.74
KPW77,167
|
$484.69
€458.21
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.74
KPW77,167
|
$364.00
€344.11
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$208.88
€197.47
|
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pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
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Estonia
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$230.59
€217.99
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,509.99
€7,099.63
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pay 74.0% more for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Estonia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.86
KPW11,575
|
$4.19
€3.96
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.07
KPW965
|
$3.38
€3.20
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.81
€5.49
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$45.35
€42.87
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.77
€8.29
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
North Korea
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Estonia
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$101.44
€95.89
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.43
€32.55
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.18
€76.75
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$98.56
€93.18
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