Asmara vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$228
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
8
74
😀 Quality of life
27
80
🏙️ Population
963K
1.87M

The cost of living in Asmara is 38% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8485th and 6292nd ($524 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 Tainan. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 8376th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$18526

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
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$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719