Asmara vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$222
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
9
80
😀 Quality of life
18
87
🏙️ Population
963K
2.72M

The cost of living in Asmara is 47% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8533rd and 5666th ($531 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Eritrea and Taiwan, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 9169th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Kaohsiung

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Asmara Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$11481

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$498
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$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610