Asmara vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$1808
🏠 One person rent
$228
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
94
😀 Quality of life
27
72
🏙️ Population
963K
20.9M

The cost of living in Asmara is 21% less expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 8485th and 7209th ($524 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 151st in Eritrea and China, respectively. Check Eritrea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 8376th and 1933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$52.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$4168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$15153

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$988
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$935
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$513
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$799
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$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
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$934
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$584
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$555
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$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
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$868
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$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
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$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
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$626
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$527
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$614
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$605
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$587
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$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
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$642
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$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
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$662
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$593
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$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
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$620
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$569
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$568
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$612
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$555
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$594
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$591