Asmara vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$231
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
92
😀 Quality of life
17
73
🏙️ Population
963K
20.9M

The cost of living in Asmara is 31% less expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 8273rd and 6348th ($522 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st 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 1.1 months in Chengdu. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 9072nd and 1510th 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
$2.7
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$45.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$3970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$5.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$20843

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$485
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$487
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$578
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$598
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$598
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$588
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$575
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$570
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$488
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$963
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$601
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$833
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$486
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$553
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$487
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$512
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$502
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$563
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$492
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$519
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$520
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$892
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$548
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$829
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$614
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$992
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$759
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1067
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$570
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$752
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$491
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$598
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$508
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$476
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$618
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$554

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$669
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$673
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$664
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$659
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$679
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$669
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$723
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$666
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$713
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$661
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$704
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$565
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$720
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$688
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$676
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$656
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$671
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$720
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$786
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$684
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$667
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$657
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$669
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$726
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$735
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$722
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$707
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$654
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$685
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$719
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$693
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$709
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$676
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$743
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$720
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$666
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$765
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$657
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$710
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$700