Asmara vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$222
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$1360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
9
94
😀 Quality of life
18
89
🏙️ Population
963K
4.05M

The cost of living in Asmara is 52% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8533rd and 5023rd ($531 vs $1108) 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 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 9169th and 252nd 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
$3.29
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$18576

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$1022
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$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
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$964
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$893
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$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
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$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
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$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
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$572
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$571
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$865
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$601
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$570
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$771
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$906
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$819
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$1107
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$832
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$1209
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$848
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$1269
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$1156
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$800
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$526
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$1257
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$941
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$997
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$796
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$882
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$937
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$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
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$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
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$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
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$1067
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$634
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$630
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$999
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$705
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$903
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$763
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$723
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$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
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$696
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$1064
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$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
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$661
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$698
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$610
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$598
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$667
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$617
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$465
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$665
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$602