Asmara vs Bijie - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Bijie
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$1707
🏠 One person rent
$224
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$80.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$1289
😷 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 11% less expensive than in Bijie. Cities ranked 8486th and 7844th ($520 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 305th 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 2.2 months in Bijie. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Bijie ranked 157th in China, while ranked 8455th and 6717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Bijie
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$42.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$3424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$9.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$5.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$4.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$18453

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$487
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$486
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$662
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1006
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$897
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$943
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$752
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$838
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$482
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$910
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$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
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$937
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$571
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$905
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$877
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$979
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$888
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1146
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$908
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$718
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$518
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$764

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 56 mi Liupanshui
$574
125 km or 77 mi Renhuai
$540
134 km or 83 mi Anshun
$565
155 km or 97 mi Zhaotong
$601
162 km or 101 mi Guiyang
$559
169 km or 105 mi Zunyi
$554
174 km or 108 mi Yibin
$590
177 km or 110 mi Luzhou
$613
227 km or 141 mi Longchang
$593
233 km or 145 mi Zigong
$584
248 km or 154 mi Qujing
$634
249 km or 155 mi Xingyi
$571
249 km or 155 mi Duyun
$546
255 km or 158 mi Neijiang
$652
277 km or 172 mi Chongqing
$634
295 km or 183 mi Leshan
$554
304 km or 189 mi Xichang
$580
310 km or 193 mi Emeishan
$540
320 km or 199 mi Ziyang
$592
337 km or 210 mi Meishan
$590
351 km or 218 mi Jianyang
$580
358 km or 222 mi Suining
$579
360 km or 223 mi Kunming
$656
363 km or 225 mi Panzhihua
$603
372 km or 231 mi Huaying
$553
373 km or 232 mi Ya'an
$573
376 km or 233 mi Guang'an
$584
388 km or 241 mi Tongren
$573
389 km or 242 mi Qionglai
$572
392 km or 244 mi Chengdu
$623
396 km or 246 mi Nanchong
$526
397 km or 247 mi Shehong
$546
401 km or 249 mi Baise
$571
402 km or 250 mi Chongzhou
$581
403 km or 250 mi Hechi
$575
420 km or 261 mi Guanghan
$554
428 km or 266 mi Yuxi
$611
430 km or 267 mi Pengzhou
$572
434 km or 270 mi Deyang
$549
439 km or 273 mi Shifang
$540