Asmara vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$222
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$829
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
9
96
😀 Quality of life
18
74
🏙️ Population
963K
18.7M

The cost of living in Asmara is 32% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8533rd and 6835th ($531 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 9169th and 2285th 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
$3.29
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$16938

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$498
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$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694