Asmara vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$635
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1647
🏠 One person rent
$227
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$917
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
94
😀 Quality of life
14
75
🏙️ Population
963K
20.9M

The cost of living in Asmara is 16% less expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 8435th and 7530th ($533 vs $635) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th 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 1.4 months in Chengdu. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 9205th and 1800th 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
$3.14
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$574
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$46.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$3973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$2045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$11647

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
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$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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Distance City Cost of living
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$596
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$588
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$571
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$557
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$591
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$583
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$563
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$580
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$599
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$544
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$598
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$528
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$563
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$571
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$551
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$552
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$536
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$565
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$645
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$573
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$575
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$541
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$538
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$570
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$562
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$569
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$587
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$542
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$561
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$601
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$583
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$593
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$570
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$579
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$663
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$538
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$569
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$567
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$551
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$560