Asmara vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$222
$596
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$711
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
9
100
😀 Quality of life
18
73
🏙️ Population
963K
21.9M

The cost of living in Asmara is 49% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 8533rd and 5341st ($531 vs $1044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Eritrea and China, respectively. Check Eritrea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.7 months in Beijing. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 9169th and 2718th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Beijing

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Asmara Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$32.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$12544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$6280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$4.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$25165

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$498
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$497
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$810
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$931
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$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
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$515
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$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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$716
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$734
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$767
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$645
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$646
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$663
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$572
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$673
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$468
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$656
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$697
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$562
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$709
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$621
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$630
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$528
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$558
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$632
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$626
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$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$512
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$524
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
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$521
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$525
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$519
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$466
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$584
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$493
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$770
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$508
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$574
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$492
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$655
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$666
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$618
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$562
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$640
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$748