Asmara vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$228
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$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 31% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8485th and 6602nd ($524 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 49th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 8376th and 1036th 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
$2.97
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.43
🥤 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
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$15919

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$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
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$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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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671