Asmara vs Bijie - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Bijie
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$1813
🏠 One person rent
$228
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$84.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$1321
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
8
9
😀 Quality of life
27
43
🏙️ Population
963K
6.9M

The cost of living in Asmara is 14% less expensive than in Bijie. Cities ranked 8485th and 7655th ($524 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 266th in Eritrea and China, respectively. Check Eritrea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 2.2 months in Bijie. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Bijie ranked 150th in China, while ranked 8376th and 6683rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Bijie
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$3703
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$1884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$24.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$9.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$5.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$19624

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
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$988
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$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
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$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
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$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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91 km or 56 mi Liupanshui
$591
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$568
134 km or 83 mi Anshun
$586
155 km or 97 mi Zhaotong
$620
162 km or 101 mi Guiyang
$576
169 km or 105 mi Zunyi
$594
174 km or 108 mi Yibin
$627
177 km or 110 mi Luzhou
$642
227 km or 141 mi Longchang
$618
233 km or 145 mi Zigong
$609
248 km or 154 mi Qujing
$632
249 km or 155 mi Xingyi
$580
249 km or 155 mi Duyun
$567
255 km or 158 mi Neijiang
$682
277 km or 172 mi Chongqing
$662
295 km or 183 mi Leshan
$588
304 km or 189 mi Xichang
$595
310 km or 193 mi Emeishan
$570
320 km or 199 mi Ziyang
$625
337 km or 210 mi Meishan
$624
351 km or 218 mi Jianyang
$611
358 km or 222 mi Suining
$609
360 km or 223 mi Kunming
$631
363 km or 225 mi Panzhihua
$593
372 km or 231 mi Huaying
$575
373 km or 232 mi Ya'an
$613
376 km or 233 mi Guang'an
$607
388 km or 241 mi Tongren
$596
389 km or 242 mi Qionglai
$604
392 km or 244 mi Chengdu
$660
396 km or 246 mi Nanchong
$560
397 km or 247 mi Shehong
$574
401 km or 249 mi Baise
$593
402 km or 250 mi Chongzhou
$614
403 km or 250 mi Hechi
$601
420 km or 261 mi Guanghan
$587
428 km or 266 mi Yuxi
$621
430 km or 267 mi Pengzhou
$605
434 km or 270 mi Deyang
$591
439 km or 273 mi Shifang
$572