Asmara vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$212
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
9
96
😀 Quality of life
15
77
🏙️ Population
963K
18.7M

The cost of living in Asmara is 35% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8615th and 6854th ($513 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 9202nd and 1149th 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
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$19408

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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 Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711