Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 47.4% more expensive than North Korea.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 14.5% less for restaurants
North Korea
|
Taiwan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$3.59
NT$116.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$4.92
NT$159.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$0.95
NT$30.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$0.65
NT$21.05
|
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pay 2.8 times more for groceries
North Korea
|
Taiwan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$2.04
NT$66.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$7.52
NT$244.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$11.74
NT$380.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$2.75
NT$89.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$3.63
NT$117.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$2.03
NT$65.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.91
NT$29.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.30
NT$42.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.46
NT$47.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.15
NT$37.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.07
NT$34.62
|
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pay 20.4% more for transportation
North Korea
|
Taiwan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$3.88
NT$125.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.38
NT$1,147.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,070,182.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$9.61
NT$311.60
|
|
pay 18.2% more for housing
North Korea
|
Taiwan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$23.53
NT$763.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$354.11
NT$11,487.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$268.52
NT$8,710.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$56.71
NT$1,839.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$460.31
NT$14,932.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,465.74
NT$371,942.77
|
pay 28.8% less for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$1.86
NT$60.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$2.74
NT$88.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$3.84
NT$124.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$38.91
NT$1,262.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$9.51
NT$308.55
|
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pay 2.1 times more for clothing
North Korea
|
Taiwan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$66.92
NT$2,170.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.08
NT$1,008.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$79.12
NT$2,566.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$112.81
NT$3,659.34
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