Asmara vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$2226
🏠 One person rent
$224
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$830
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
8
97
😀 Quality of life
27
75
🏙️ Population
963K
18.7M

The cost of living in Asmara is 33% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8486th and 6548th ($520 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 8455th and 1055th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Guangzhou

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Asmara Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$10125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$19.2
🚕 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
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$14511

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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 Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650