Asmara vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$212
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
8
97
😀 Quality of life
17
75
🏙️ Population
963K
18.7M

The cost of living in Asmara is 33% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8513th and 6607th ($498 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 9076th and 955th 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
$2.87
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$18235

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$466
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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620