Asmara vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$222
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$780
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
9
93
😀 Quality of life
18
72
🏙️ Population
963K
9.5M

The cost of living in Asmara is 13% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 8533rd and 7844th ($531 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Foshan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 9169th and 3253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$22493

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$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
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$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
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$819
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$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
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$782
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$848
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$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664