Asmara vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1735
🏠 One person rent
$222
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$81.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
9
89
😀 Quality of life
18
75
🏙️ Population
963K
20.9M

The cost of living in Asmara is 20% less expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 8533rd and 7467th ($531 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 88th in Eritrea and China, respectively. Check Eritrea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.6 months in Chengdu. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 9169th and 1710th 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
$3.29
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$367
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$9.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$13059

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$498
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$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$625
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$617
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$600
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$584
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$621
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$612
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$588
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$611
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$629
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$566
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$628
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$540
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$595
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$598
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$576
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$581
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$595
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$679
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$607
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$612
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$572
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$564
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$599
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$600
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$608
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$606
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$581
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$601
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$627
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$612
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$615
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$596
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$603
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$687
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$566
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$591
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$594
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$578
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$580