Asmara vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$212
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
8
93
😀 Quality of life
17
86
🏙️ Population
963K
2.29M

The cost of living in Asmara is 42% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8513th and 6163rd ($498 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 9076th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$13937

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407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
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$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
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$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
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$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
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$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
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
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$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
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Distance City Cost of living
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$917
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$860
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$1011
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$1169
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$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
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$588
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$589
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$811
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$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716