Asmara vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$227
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
8
69
😀 Quality of life
14
72
🏙️ Population
963K
10.5M

The cost of living in Asmara is 20% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8435th and 7341st ($533 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 78th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 9205th and 3389th 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
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$21416

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598