Asmara vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$227
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
8
85
😀 Quality of life
14
83
🏙️ Population
963K
3.03M

The cost of living in Asmara is 47% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8435th and 5518th ($533 vs $1006) 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 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 9205th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$19915

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$971
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$925
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$522
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$864
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$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$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
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
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$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
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$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
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$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
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$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
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$1175
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$502
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$914
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$894
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$695
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$894
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$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
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$681
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$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
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$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
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$451
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$669
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$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
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$677
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$600
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$696
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$666
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$650