Asmara vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$227
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$1477
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
8
74
😀 Quality of life
14
83
🏙️ Population
963K
1.87M

The cost of living in Asmara is 40% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8435th and 6262nd ($533 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 9205th and 549th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$6518

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696