Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 2.1 times more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
$4.27
₩3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
$2.78
₩2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS928
|
$2.99
₩2,692
|
|
pay 49.8% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
$0.55
₩495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
$1.25
₩1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
$0.99
₩891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
$3.00
₩2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
$1.94
₩1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS914
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS908
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
pay 5.4% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
$4.85
₩4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
$6.00
₩5,400
|
|
pay 6.7% more for housing
Tanzania
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
$350.00
₩315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
$198.78
₩178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Tanzania
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
?? |
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
$2.22
₩1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
$2.13
₩1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
$18.02
₩16,214
|
|
pay 11.6% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
?? | |
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