Asmara vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$212
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
9
94
😀 Quality of life
15
90
🏙️ Population
963K
2.43M

The cost of living in Asmara is 59% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8615th and 4646th ($513 vs $1248) 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 9202nd and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Taipei

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Asmara Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$16947

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$481
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$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

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9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612