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Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. North Korea Cost of Living Summary

Saint Kitts and Nevis is 3.5 times more expensive than North Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.0% more in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Housing: pay 8.2 times more in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.2% more in Saint Kitts and Nevis

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

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. North Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of North Korea, you would:

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pay 54.0% more for restaurants

	North Korea	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$22.20 EC$60.00
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$13.98 EC$37.77
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 KPW1,929	$2.04 EC$5.50	-5.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 KPW965	$2.28 EC$6.17	+113.0%
Average			+54.0%

North Korea vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	North Korea	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20 KPW1,983	$4.07 EC$10.99	+84.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$5.51 EC$14.88
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 KPW3,058	$12.19 EC$32.94	+258.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 KPW2,267	$5.99 EC$16.20	+138.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$5.63 EC$15.21
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.01 EC$2.72
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.11 EC$3.00
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.84 EC$2.27
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.66 EC$1.79
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.50 EC$1.36
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.71 EC$1.93
Average			+160.4%

North Korea vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	North Korea	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	??
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??

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pay 8.2 times more for housing

	North Korea	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$85.74 KPW77,167	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	+716.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.74 KPW77,167	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$76.47 EC$206.67
Average			+716.4%

North Korea vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	North Korea	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

North Korea vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of childcare

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pay 81.2% more for entertainment and sports

	North Korea	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.86 KPW11,575	$2.22 EC$6.00	-82.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.07 KPW965	$3.70 EC$10.00	+245.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$5.55 EC$15.00
Monthly membership at local gym	??	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.29 EC$17.00
Average			+81.2%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	North Korea	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$88.81 EC$240.00
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$129.51 EC$350.00
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	??

North Korea vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of clothing

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