Asmara vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$212
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
8
95
😀 Quality of life
17
87
🏙️ Population
963K
2.6M

The cost of living in Asmara is 57% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8513th and 4516th ($498 vs $1169) 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 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 9076th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$19102

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$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
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$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
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$551
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$524
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$857
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$938
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$899
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$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
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$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
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$676
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$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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$1011
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$860
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$861
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$863
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$917
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$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
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$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
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$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
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$735
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$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
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$719
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$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
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$713
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$655
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$811
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$725
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$644
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$721
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$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589