Asmara vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1702
🏠 One person rent
$227
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$927
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
8
93
😀 Quality of life
14
69
🏙️ Population
963K
9.37M

The cost of living in Asmara is 17% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 8435th and 7469th ($533 vs $643) 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 9205th and 4318th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$9056

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663