Asmara vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$212
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$883
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
94
😀 Quality of life
17
73
🏙️ Population
963K
20.9M

The cost of living in Asmara is 23% less expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 8513th and 7269th ($498 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 196th 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 1.4 months in Chengdu. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 9076th and 1633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Chengdu

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Asmara Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$18347

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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
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$800
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$1061
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$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
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$551
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$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
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$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
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$611
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$608
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$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
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$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
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$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587