Asmara vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1793
🏠 One person rent
$222
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$357
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$77.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$1018
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
9
76
😀 Quality of life
18
74
🏙️ Population
963K
32.1M

The cost of living in Asmara is 12% less expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 8533rd and 7933rd ($531 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 214th 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 1.7 months in Chongqing. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 9169th and 2353rd 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
$3.29
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$7.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$2609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$9.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$5.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$24477

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51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$498
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$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
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$581
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$608
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556