Asmara vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$212
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$1364
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$1709
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
100
😀 Quality of life
17
78
🏙️ Population
963K
21.9M

The cost of living in Asmara is 53% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 8513th and 4887th ($498 vs $1065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Eritrea and China, respectively. Check Eritrea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.6 months in Beijing. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 9076th and 583rd 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
$2.87
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.4
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$487
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$2089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$14972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$8057
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$35.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$4.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$8.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$27310

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$466
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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
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$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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Distance City Cost of living
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$733
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$713
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$772
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$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
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$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
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$640
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$643
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$620
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$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
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$506