Asmara vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$222
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
9
93
😀 Quality of life
18
87
🏙️ Population
963K
2.35M

The cost of living in Asmara is 44% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8533rd and 6085th ($531 vs $941) 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 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 9169th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Taoyuan

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Asmara Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$17081

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$515
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$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
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$964
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$893
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$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
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$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
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$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
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$865
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$601
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$570
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$771
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$906
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$819
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$1107
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$832
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$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
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$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
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$526
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$1153
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$882
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$937
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$1108
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$1257
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$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
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$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
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$654
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$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
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$630
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$903
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$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
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$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
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$696
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$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
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$1064
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$697
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$698
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$661
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$610
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$465
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$602
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$598
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$667
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$617
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$464