Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Eritrea

Asmara vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Asmara is 40.7% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Asmara
Groceries: pay 34.1% less in Asmara
Transportation: pay 14.9% more in Asmara
Housing: pay 63.2% less in Asmara
Childcare: pay 92.3% less in Asmara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.5% less in Asmara
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Asmara

The cost of clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Asmara are more expensive than in Taipei. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Asmara. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Asmara.

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Asmara vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Asmara instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Taipei	Asmara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$21.00 ERN315.00	+346.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$5.99 ERN89.85	+6.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$1.00 ERN15.00	+8.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$1.00 ERN15.00	+53.2%
Average			+110.5%

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pay 34.1% less for groceries

	Taipei	Asmara
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$1.50 ERN22.50	-84.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$6.06 ERN90.85	-47.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$4.38 ERN65.70	+60.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$12.17 ERN182.57	+173.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$5.54 ERN83.16	+148.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$0.58 ERN8.69	-61.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$0.91 ERN13.61	-34.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$0.53 ERN7.94	-73.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.82 ERN12.25	-34.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.42 ERN6.35	-59.3%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 14.9% more for transportation

	Taipei	Asmara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$9.46 ERN141.95	+140.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$8.00 ERN120.00	-78.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	+98.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	??
Average			+14.9%

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pay 63.2% less for housing

	Taipei	Asmara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+630.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	-75.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	-58.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$19.12 ERN286.76	-71.2%
Average			-63.2%

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pay 92.3% less for childcare

	Taipei	Asmara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$25.00 ERN375.00	-96.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00	-84.4%
Average			-92.3%

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pay 74.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Asmara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$0.60 ERN9.00	-78.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$0.80 ERN12.00	-76.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$27.00 ERN405.00	-34.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$1.20 ERN18.00	-87.7%
Average			-74.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Taipei	Asmara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	+113.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	+200.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+135.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	+42.7%
Average			+115.4%

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