Asmara vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$2658
🏠 One person rent
$227
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$1313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
8
80
😀 Quality of life
14
85
🏙️ Population
963K
2.73M

The cost of living in Asmara is 47% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8435th and 5567th ($533 vs $1002) 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 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 9205th and 461st 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
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$4822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$3.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$7.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$71.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$12260

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$498
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600