Asmara vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$228
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
8
93
😀 Quality of life
27
83
🏙️ Population
963K
2.33M

The cost of living in Asmara is 40% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8485th and 6227th ($524 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 8376th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$13630

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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
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$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
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Distance City Cost of living
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$828
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$864
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$1060
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$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
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$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691