Asmara vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$227
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
8
93
😀 Quality of life
14
84
🏙️ Population
963K
2.33M

The cost of living in Asmara is 43% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8435th and 5995th ($533 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 9205th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$14970

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$925
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$522
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$864
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$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
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$586
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$557
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$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
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$879
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$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
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$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
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$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
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$1175
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$502
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$868
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$993
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$1135
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$1313
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$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
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$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
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$681
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$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
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$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
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$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
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$586
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$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
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$451