Asmara vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2811
🏠 One person rent
$212
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$1139
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$769
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
9
100
😀 Quality of life
15
73
🏙️ Population
963K
21.9M

The cost of living in Asmara is 54% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 8615th and 4987th ($513 vs $1108) 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 14th in China, while ranked 9202nd and 2361st 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
$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$965
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$1738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$12536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$6136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$4.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$54.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$25910

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$481
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$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

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50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$740
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$764
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$800
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$666
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$666
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$682
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$697
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$480
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$672
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$720
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$576
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$722
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$623
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$645
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$541
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$556
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$648
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$645
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$574
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$525
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$541
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$646
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$541
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$539
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$541
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$480
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$599
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$789
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$522
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$511
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$676
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$684
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$634
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$579
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$665
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$759