Asmara vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$231
$266
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$481
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
8
68
😀 Quality of life
17
56
🏙️ Population
963K
10.5M

The cost of living in Asmara is 32% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8273rd and 6335th ($522 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th 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 months in Dongguan. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Dongguan ranked 26th in China, while ranked 9072nd and 5800th 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
$2.7
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
4.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$4995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$69.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$8907

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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
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$863
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$1079
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$648
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$757
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$612
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$702
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$686
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2380
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2884
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1610
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$730
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$692
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$668
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$724
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$709
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$716
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$701
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$718
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$656
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$702
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$721
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$700
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$760
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$732
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$661
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$1049
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$775
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$689
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$516
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$788
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$717
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$658
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$689
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$697
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$744
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$749
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$673
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$679
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$705