Asmara vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$212
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$847
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
9
67
😀 Quality of life
15
71
🏙️ Population
963K
10.5M

The cost of living in Asmara is 26% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8615th and 7308th ($513 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 9202nd and 3241st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Dongguan

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Asmara Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$25442

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$481
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$484
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$483
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$748
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$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

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Distance City Cost of living
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$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620