Asmara vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$228
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
8
95
😀 Quality of life
27
70
🏙️ Population
963K
9.5M

The cost of living in Asmara is 13% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 8485th and 7753rd ($524 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 301st 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 1.4 months in Foshan. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 8376th and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$24357

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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
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$686
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$988
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$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
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$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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$763
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$830
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$491
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$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660