Asmara vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$224
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$1362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
8
73
😀 Quality of life
27
81
🏙️ Population
963K
1.87M

The cost of living in Asmara is 36% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8486th and 6380th ($520 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 8455th and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$6108

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$487
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$956
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$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682