Asmara vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$2822
🏠 One person rent
$231
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$878
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$395
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$1163
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
8
85
😀 Quality of life
17
82
🏙️ Population
963K
3.03M

The cost of living in Asmara is 46% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8273rd and 5682nd ($522 vs $970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.2 months in Taichung. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Taichung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 9072nd and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.7
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$759
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$55.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$5434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$42.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$7.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$459
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$13684

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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
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$828
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$808
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$705
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$809
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$851
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$813
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$938
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$849
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1076
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$885
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1260
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$890
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$935
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$1012
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$911
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$717
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$699
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$783
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$812
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$725
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$831
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$714
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$744
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1047
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$713
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$689
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$711
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$686
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$1049
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$661
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$849
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$760
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$732
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$702
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1048
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$686
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$646
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$770
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$678
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$778