Asmara vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$222
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
9
85
😀 Quality of life
18
86
🏙️ Population
963K
2.87M

The cost of living in Asmara is 45% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8533rd and 5984th ($531 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 9169th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Taichung

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Asmara Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$17495

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$498
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$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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Distance City Cost of living
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$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665