Asmara vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$2349
🏠 One person rent
$212
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$1013
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
91
😀 Quality of life
17
72
🏙️ Population
963K
11.9M

The cost of living in Asmara is 40% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 8513th and 6270th ($498 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 9076th and 2093rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
4.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$6914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$4027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$5.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$26569

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$466
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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
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$800
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$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
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$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
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$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740