Asmara vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$227
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$1659
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
8
94
😀 Quality of life
14
87
🏙️ Population
963K
2.6M

The cost of living in Asmara is 59% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8435th and 4455th ($533 vs $1313) 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 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 9205th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.83
🥤 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
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$38.8
🚕 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
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.88
🍾 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
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$17567

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$911
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$964
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$903
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$498
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$560
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$498
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$522
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$512
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$1116
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$500
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$559
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$560
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$860
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$586
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$557
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$829
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$918
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$879
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$1162
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$896
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$1155
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$910
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$1289
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$1175
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$517
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$1135
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$1030
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$942
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$802
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$993
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$695
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$1006
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$914
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$894
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$894
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$914
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$628
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$634
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$854
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$894
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$628
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$1078
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$621
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$1002
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$615
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$700
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$901
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$753
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$707
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$677
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$1079
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$671
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$681
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$696
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$616
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$666
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$697
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$600
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$604
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