Asmara vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$212
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
9
73
😀 Quality of life
15
72
🏙️ Population
963K
1.85M

The cost of living in Asmara is 45% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8615th and 6014th ($513 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.5 months in Tainan. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 9202nd and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Tainan

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Asmara Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$5481

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$481
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$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686