Asmara vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$2915
🏠 One person rent
$231
$470
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$1041
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$1492
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
95
😀 Quality of life
17
88
🏙️ Population
963K
4.36M

The cost of living in Asmara is 52% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8273rd and 4553rd ($522 vs $1076) 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 1.4 months in New Taipei. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 9072nd and 160th 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
$2.7
$3.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$1593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
1.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$5516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$6436
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$9.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$6499

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$485
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$487
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$578
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$598
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$598
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$588
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$575
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$570
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$488
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$963
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$601
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$833
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$486
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$553
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$487
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$512
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$502
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$563
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$492
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$519
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$520
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$892
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$548
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$829
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$614
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$992
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$759
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1067
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$570
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$752
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$491
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$598
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$508
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$476
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$618
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$554

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1260
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$849
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$935
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$885
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$938
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$813
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$705
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$970
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$828
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$808
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$809
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$851
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$725
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$717
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$1012
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$890
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$714
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1047
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$699
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$911
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$686
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$812
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$849
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$831
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$713
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$686
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$744
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1048
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$711
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$770
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$678
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$689
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$646
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$849
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$650
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$514
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$661
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$778
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$1049