Asmara vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$228
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
8
95
😀 Quality of life
27
86
🏙️ Population
963K
2.6M

The cost of living in Asmara is 55% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8485th and 4715th ($524 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Taipei. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 8376th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$8.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$18424

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$988
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$946
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$935
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$513
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$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
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$584
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$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
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$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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$1060
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$1028
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$868
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$745
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$828
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$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
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$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
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$712
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$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
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$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
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$633
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$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605