Asmara vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$212
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$1088
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
8
81
😀 Quality of life
17
84
🏙️ Population
963K
2.73M

The cost of living in Asmara is 47% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8513th and 5786th ($498 vs $932) 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 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 9076th and 320th 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
$2.87
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$12618

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$466
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655