Asmara vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$224	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$1355
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	8	84
😀 Quality of life	27	81
🏙️ Population	963K	3.03M

The cost of living in Asmara is 42% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8486th and 6071st ($520 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 8455th and 521st 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	$3.04	$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$18658

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$487
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$486
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$488
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$662
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$1006
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$897
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$838
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$482
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$910
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$902
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$482
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$546
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$481
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$507
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$496
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1131
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$486
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$542
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$540
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$937
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$571
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$905
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$877
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$979
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$888
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1146
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$908
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$860
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$503
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$718
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$518
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$764

Cities near Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671