Asmara vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$222
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
9
84
😀 Quality of life
18
71
🏙️ Population
963K
9.37M

The cost of living in Asmara is 19% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 8533rd and 7557th ($531 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 105th 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 9169th and 3551st 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
$3.29
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$9430

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$498
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$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677