Asmara vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$227
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
8
97
😀 Quality of life
14
75
🏙️ Population
963K
18.7M

The cost of living in Asmara is 30% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8435th and 6838th ($533 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th 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 months in Guangzhou. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 9205th and 2100th 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
$3.14
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$14783

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677