Asmara vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$227
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$1040
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$98
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
100
😀 Quality of life
14
73
🏙️ Population
963K
21.9M

The cost of living in Asmara is 48% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 8435th and 5355th ($533 vs $1029) 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 0.6 months in Beijing. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 9205th and 2546th 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
$3.14
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$1549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$14720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$6180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$4.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$59.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$22823

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
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$826
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$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$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
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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$707
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$724
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$750
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$634
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$634
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$646
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$565
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$660
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$456
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$641
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$688
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$558
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$694
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$638
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$619
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$533
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$574
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$616
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$614
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$505
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$535
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$615
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$527
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$523
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$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$454
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$580
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$748
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$499
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$480
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$642
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$654
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$601
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$550
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$629
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$741