Asmara vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$228
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$1661
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
95
😀 Quality of life
27
87
🏙️ Population
963K
4.04M

The cost of living in Asmara is 51% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8485th and 5212th ($524 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.6 months in New Taipei. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 8376th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs New Taipei

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Asmara New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$13786

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$513
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$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
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$1096
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$895
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$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
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$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
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$554
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$553
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$934
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$584
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$555
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$827
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$895
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$868
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$940
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$889
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$1123
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$902
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$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
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$626
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$527
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$1158
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$868
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$1028
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$745
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$828
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$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
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$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
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$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
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$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
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$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
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$654
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$932
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$719
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$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
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$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
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$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
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$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
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$702
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$713
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$643
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$708
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$633
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$592
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$716
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$605