Asmara vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$2015
🏠 One person rent
$212
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
8
87
😀 Quality of life
17
72
🏙️ Population
963K
32.1M

The cost of living in Asmara is 30% less expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 8513th and 6733rd ($498 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th 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 Chongqing. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Chongqing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 9076th and 2233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Chongqing

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Asmara Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$27785

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$466
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$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
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$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
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548