Asmara vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$222
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$1446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
9
73
😀 Quality of life
18
72
🏙️ Population
963K
1.85M

The cost of living in Asmara is 42% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8533rd and 6264th ($531 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 9169th and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$5587

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$498
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$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697