Asmara vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1823
🏠 One person rent
$212
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$798
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
9
93
😀 Quality of life
15
72
🏙️ Population
963K
9.5M

The cost of living in Asmara is 18% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 8615th and 7755th ($513 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 181st 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 19th in China, while ranked 9202nd and 2991st 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
$3.14
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$1845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$71.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$5.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$22953

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$481
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$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$785
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679