Asmara vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$228
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$952
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
8
93
😀 Quality of life
27
65
🏙️ Population
963K
9.37M

The cost of living in Asmara is 28% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 8485th and 6780th ($524 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 68th in Eritrea and China, respectively. Check Eritrea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 8376th and 4171st 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
$2.97
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$8558

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$490
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699