Asmara vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$573
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$1493
🏠 One person rent	$224	$229
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$405
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$59.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$927
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	8	73
😀 Quality of life	27	53
🏙️ Population	963K	9.07M

The cost of living in Asmara is 9% less expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 8486th and 7971st ($520 vs $573) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 351st 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 1.6 months in Changchun. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Changchun ranked 47th in China, while ranked 8455th and 6079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Changchun

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	Asmara	Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	5.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$3942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$7.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$8.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$8.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$8252

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$487
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$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

Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$556
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$524
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$553
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$517
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$573
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$509
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$582
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$558
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$513
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$523
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$544
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$545
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$596
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$520
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$653
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$619
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$459
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$523
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$560
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$606
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$542
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$500
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$539
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$596
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$514
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$616
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$455
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$495
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$493
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$664
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$500
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$537
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$532