Asmara vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$212
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
8
84
😀 Quality of life
17
83
🏙️ Population
963K
3.03M

The cost of living in Asmara is 50% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8513th and 5356th ($498 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 9076th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$13893

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$1061
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$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
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$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
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$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
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$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
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$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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Distance City Cost of living
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$890
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$857
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$746
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$791
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$725
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$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
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$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
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$741
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$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721