Asmara vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$228
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
8
84
😀 Quality of life
27
80
🏙️ Population
963K
3.03M

The cost of living in Asmara is 44% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8485th and 6052nd ($524 vs $931) 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 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 8376th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$13638

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
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$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
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$841
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$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716