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

North Korea is 8.5% more expensive than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.9% less in North Korea
Groceries: pay 58.6% less in North Korea
Housing: pay 87.8% less in North Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in North Korea

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

North Korea vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.9% less for restaurants

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	North Korea
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)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$2.14 KPW1,929	+5.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 EC$6.17	$1.07 KPW965	-53.1%
Average			-23.9%

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

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pay 58.6% less for groceries

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	North Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$4.07 EC$10.99	$2.20 KPW1,983	-45.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 EC$14.88	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.19 EC$32.94	$3.40 KPW3,058	-72.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.99 EC$16.20	$2.52 KPW2,267	-58.0%
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			-58.6%

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

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

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

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

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pay 87.8% less for housing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	North Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	$85.74 KPW77,167	-87.8%
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			-87.8%

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

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

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

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

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	North Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$12.86 KPW11,575	+479.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.07 KPW965	-71.0%
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			+204.2%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. North Korea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	North Korea
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)	??	??

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

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