Asmara vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$212
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$838
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
8
69
😀 Quality of life
17
71
🏙️ Population
963K
10.5M

The cost of living in Asmara is 15% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8513th and 7769th ($498 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 350th 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 1.4 months in Dongguan. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 9076th and 2370th 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
$2.87
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$16599

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$466
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$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
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611