Kim Jong Il's annual cognac expense was about 500 times the average North Korean's annual income.
Kim Jong Il, the father of Kim Jong Un, reportedly spent £700,000 on Hennessy each year. That's about $913,000 at today's exchange rate; Kim Jong Il died in 2011.
The average annual income in North Korea according to a 2013 estimate, is thought be $1,000 to $2,000.