Asmara vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$2924
🏠 One person rent
$227
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$1378
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
94
😀 Quality of life
14
87
🏙️ Population
963K
4.04M

The cost of living in Asmara is 53% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8435th and 4867th ($533 vs $1135) 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 9205th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$17207

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$522
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$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
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$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
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$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
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$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
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$860
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$586
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$557
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$829
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$918
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$879
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$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
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$1155
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$910
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$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
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$517
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$502
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$1313
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$942
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$1030
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$802
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$868
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$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
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$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
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$628
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$1078
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$621
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$615
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$1002
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$700
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$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
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$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
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$681
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$1079
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$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
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$666
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$697
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$600
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$586
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$672
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$604
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$454
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$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589