Asmara vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1770
🏠 One person rent
$212
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
9
84
😀 Quality of life
15
71
🏙️ Population
963K
9.37M

The cost of living in Asmara is 23% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 8615th and 7494th ($513 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st 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 1.5 months in Hefei. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 9202nd and 3146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Hefei

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Asmara Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$8681

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$481
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$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
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693