Asmara vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$212
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
9
94
😀 Quality of life
15
90
🏙️ Population
963K
4.04M

The cost of living in Asmara is 54% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8615th and 4931st ($513 vs $1123) 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 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 9202nd and 183rd 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
$3.14
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$21429

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$481
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$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
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$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

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9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612