Asmara vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$228
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$1271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
8
81
😀 Quality of life
27
83
🏙️ Population
963K
2.73M

The cost of living in Asmara is 44% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8485th and 6046th ($524 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Eritrea and Taiwan, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 8376th and 389th 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
$2.97
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$12438

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Distance City Cost of living
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$490
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643