Asmara vs Bijie - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Bijie
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$1778
🏠 One person rent
$212
$215
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$82
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$1279
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
8
9
😀 Quality of life
17
46
🏙️ Population
963K
6.9M

The cost of living in Asmara is 18% less expensive than in Bijie. Cities ranked 8513th and 7595th ($498 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 289th 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 2.1 months in Bijie. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Bijie ranked 147th in China, while ranked 9076th and 6560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Bijie
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.33
🥤 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
$208
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$46.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
4.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$4556
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$3.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$3.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$5.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$79.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$19711

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$466
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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
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$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 56 mi Liupanshui
$587
125 km or 77 mi Renhuai
$570
134 km or 83 mi Anshun
$581
155 km or 97 mi Zhaotong
$616
162 km or 101 mi Guiyang
$564
169 km or 105 mi Zunyi
$580
174 km or 108 mi Yibin
$620
177 km or 110 mi Luzhou
$646
227 km or 141 mi Longchang
$625
233 km or 145 mi Zigong
$597
248 km or 154 mi Qujing
$620
249 km or 155 mi Xingyi
$567
249 km or 155 mi Duyun
$559
255 km or 158 mi Neijiang
$674
277 km or 172 mi Chongqing
$712
295 km or 183 mi Leshan
$619
304 km or 189 mi Xichang
$593
310 km or 193 mi Emeishan
$589
320 km or 199 mi Ziyang
$615
337 km or 210 mi Meishan
$625
351 km or 218 mi Jianyang
$607
358 km or 222 mi Suining
$545
360 km or 223 mi Kunming
$609
363 km or 225 mi Panzhihua
$594
372 km or 231 mi Huaying
$554
373 km or 232 mi Ya'an
$596
376 km or 233 mi Guang'an
$564
388 km or 241 mi Tongren
$584
389 km or 242 mi Qionglai
$603
392 km or 244 mi Chengdu
$643
396 km or 246 mi Nanchong
$435
397 km or 247 mi Shehong
$530
401 km or 249 mi Baise
$574
402 km or 250 mi Chongzhou
$611
403 km or 250 mi Hechi
$573
420 km or 261 mi Guanghan
$594
428 km or 266 mi Yuxi
$612
430 km or 267 mi Pengzhou
$608
434 km or 270 mi Deyang
$598
439 km or 273 mi Shifang
$578