Asmara vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$212
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$1504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
9
80
😀 Quality of life
15
88
🏙️ Population
963K
2.71M

The cost of living in Asmara is 47% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8615th and 5770th ($513 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 9202nd and 281st 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
$3.14
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$13326

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$481
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617