Asmara vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$1016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$2879
🏠 One person rent
$224
$575
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$1275
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$1443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
100
😀 Quality of life
27
75
🏙️ Population
963K
21.9M

The cost of living in Asmara is 49% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 8486th and 5387th ($520 vs $1016) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.4 months in Beijing. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 8455th and 989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$819
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$1965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$1021
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$14717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$6695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$4.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$4.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$22456

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$505
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$752
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$838
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$482
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$910
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$1003
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$902
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$482
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$546
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$481
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1131
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$486
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$542
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$540
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$937
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$571
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$542
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$836
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$905
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$877
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$979
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$888
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$1146
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$908
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$1180
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
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$718
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$518
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$764

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$716
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$729
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$756
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$644
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$649
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$687
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$680
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$472
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$665
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$702
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$592
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$711
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$679
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$655
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$550
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$584
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$642
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$635
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$618
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$581
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$533
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$629
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$544
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$564
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$524
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$642
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$638
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$481
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$703
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$590
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$664
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$638
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$616
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$624
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$620
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$600
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$620
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