Asmara vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$228
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
8
69
😀 Quality of life
27
69
🏙️ Population
963K
10.5M

The cost of living in Asmara is 23% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8485th and 7055th ($524 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 115th in Eritrea and China, respectively. Check Eritrea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 8376th and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$21927

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623