Cost of living comparison

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North Korea vs. Oklahoma Cost of Living Summary

North Korea is 25.1% cheaper than Oklahoma.

Restaurants
pay 27.9% less in North Korea
Groceries
pay 18.4% less in North Korea
Housing
pay 91.8% less in North Korea
Entertainment and Sports
pay 37.5% more in North Korea

Expenses including housing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in North Korea.

North Korea vs. Oklahoma Cost Breakdown

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

pay 27.9% less for restaurants

 
Oklahoma
North Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.80
 
??
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.60
 
??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.55
 
$2.14
KPW1,929

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pay 18.4% less for groceries

 
Oklahoma
North Korea
Bread
1 loaf
$2.79
 
$2.20
KPW1,983
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.25
 
??
Milk (1 gallon) $3.94
 
$3.40
KPW3,058

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Oklahoma
North Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.06
 
??
Monthly public transit pass $47.50
 
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,179.19
 
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pay 91.8% less for housing

 
Oklahoma
North Korea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$70.55
 
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,129.07
 
$85.74
KPW77,167
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $966.94
 
$85.74
KPW77,167

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Oklahoma
North Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,170.84
 
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $22,975.00
 
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pay 37.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Oklahoma
North Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.05
 
$12.86
KPW11,575
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.26
 
$1.07
KPW965
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.72
 
??

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Oklahoma
North Korea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.23
 
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.01
 
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.56
 
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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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