Asmara vs Bijie - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Bijie
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$765
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$2028
🏠 One person rent
$231
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$578
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$855
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
8
9
😀 Quality of life
17
43
🏙️ Population
963K
6.9M

The cost of living in Asmara is 32% less expensive than in Bijie. Cities ranked 8273rd and 6325th ($522 vs $765) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th 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 1.1 months in Bijie. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Bijie ranked 243rd in China, while ranked 9072nd and 6782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Bijie
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.7
$3.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$4788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$5.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$459
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$16818

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$485
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$487
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$578
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$598
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$598
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$588
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$575
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$570
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$488
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$963
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$601
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$833
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$486
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$553
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$487
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$512
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$502
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$563
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$492
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$519
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$520
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$892
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$548
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$829
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$614
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$992
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$759
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1067
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$570
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$752
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$491
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$598
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$508
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$476
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$618
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$554

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 56 mi Liupanshui
$700
125 km or 77 mi Renhuai
$666
134 km or 83 mi Anshun
$704
155 km or 97 mi Zhaotong
$743
162 km or 101 mi Guiyang
$599
169 km or 105 mi Zunyi
$710
174 km or 108 mi Yibin
$726
177 km or 110 mi Luzhou
$735
227 km or 141 mi Longchang
$667
233 km or 145 mi Zigong
$684
248 km or 154 mi Qujing
$754
249 km or 155 mi Xingyi
$677
249 km or 155 mi Duyun
$659
255 km or 158 mi Neijiang
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chongqing
$685
295 km or 183 mi Leshan
$720
304 km or 189 mi Xichang
$676
310 km or 193 mi Emeishan
$656
320 km or 199 mi Ziyang
$704
337 km or 210 mi Meishan
$713
351 km or 218 mi Jianyang
$679
358 km or 222 mi Suining
$720
360 km or 223 mi Kunming
$631
363 km or 225 mi Panzhihua
$683
372 km or 231 mi Huaying
$654
373 km or 232 mi Ya'an
$688
376 km or 233 mi Guang'an
$722
388 km or 241 mi Tongren
$718
389 km or 242 mi Qionglai
$666
392 km or 244 mi Chengdu
$759
396 km or 246 mi Nanchong
$657
397 km or 247 mi Shehong
$676
401 km or 249 mi Baise
$724
402 km or 250 mi Chongzhou
$669
403 km or 250 mi Hechi
$721
420 km or 261 mi Guanghan
$664
428 km or 266 mi Yuxi
$706
430 km or 267 mi Pengzhou
$673
434 km or 270 mi Deyang
$723
439 km or 273 mi Shifang
$659