Asmara vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$3063
🏠 One person rent
$224
$469
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$1083
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$1589
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
94
😀 Quality of life
27
86
🏙️ Population
963K
4.04M

The cost of living in Asmara is 52% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8486th and 5000th ($520 vs $1073) 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 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 8455th and 302nd 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
$3.04
$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$1348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
2.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$9392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$4811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$8.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$9.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$15.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$515
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$18855

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$505
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$838
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$482
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$910
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$1003
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$902
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$482
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$546
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$481
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$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
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$1131
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$486
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$542
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$540
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$937
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$571
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$542
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$836
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$905
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$877
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$979
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$888
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$1146
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$908
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$1180
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$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
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$503
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$718
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$1181
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$875
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$967
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$731
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$821
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$897
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$728
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$894
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$813
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$796
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$770
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$747
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$669
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$625
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$788
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$814
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$648
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$1155
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$644
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$627
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$956
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$681
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$823
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$726
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$688
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$630
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$671
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$664
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$1154
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$603
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$682
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$661
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$649
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$601
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$677
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$616
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$671
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$581