Asmara vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$224
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$754
😷 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 15% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 8486th and 7543rd ($520 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 199th 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 1.2 months in Foshan. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Foshan ranked 13th in China, while ranked 8455th and 2601st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Foshan

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Asmara Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$42.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$1806
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$67.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$18096

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$487
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$486
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$662
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1006
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$897
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$943
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$752
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$838
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$482
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$910
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1003
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$902
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$482
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$546
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$481
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1131
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$486
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$542
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$540
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$937
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$571
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$905
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$877
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$979
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$888
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1146
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$908
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$718
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$518
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$764

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$774
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$804
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$461
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$656
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$793
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$794
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$812
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$653
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1588
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$823
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$916
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$601
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2432
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2737
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$877
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$764
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$803
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$755
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$758
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$936
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$761
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$756
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$771
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$724
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$569
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$655
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$443
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$764
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$702
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$761
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$451
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$581
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$522
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$579
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$609
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$590
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$650
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$642