Asmara vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$212
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$933
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
8
93
😀 Quality of life
17
67
🏙️ Population
963K
9.37M

The cost of living in Asmara is 30% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 8513th and 6756th ($498 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 82nd 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Hefei ranked 28th in China, while ranked 9076th and 3921st among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$8280

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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
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696