Cost of living comparison

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Missouri vs. North Korea Cost of Living Summary

Missouri is 4.2 times more expensive than North Korea overall.

Restaurants
pay 36.8% more in Missouri
Groceries
pay 21.1% more in Missouri
Housing
pay 11.9 times more in Missouri
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.3 times more in Missouri

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Missouri are more expensive than in North Korea. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Missouri.

Missouri vs. North Korea Cost Breakdown

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

pay 36.8% more for restaurants

 
North Korea
Missouri
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $16.94
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $9.83
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.14
KPW1,929
$2.37
 

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pay 21.1% more for groceries

 
North Korea
Missouri
Bread
1 loaf
$2.20
KPW1,983
$2.88
 
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $5.05
 
Milk (1 gallon) $3.40
KPW3,058
$3.66
 

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
North Korea
Missouri
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $3.12
 
Monthly public transit pass ?? $113.46
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $32,085.76
 

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pay 11.9 times more for housing

 
North Korea
Missouri
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $66.09
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $85.74
KPW77,167
$1,115.17
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $85.74
KPW77,167
$919.88
 

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
North Korea
Missouri
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $1,010.46
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $21,080.71
 

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
North Korea
Missouri
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $12.86
KPW11,575
$4.56
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.07
KPW965
$4.56
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $7.57
 

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
North Korea
Missouri
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $51.27
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $40.17
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $85.34
 

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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: January 2025
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