Asmara vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$1708
🏠 One person rent
$224
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$435
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$991
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
8
93
😀 Quality of life
27
66
🏙️ Population
963K
9.37M

The cost of living in Asmara is 17% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 8486th and 7405th ($520 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 160th 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 1.6 months in Hefei. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 8455th and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$28
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$8278

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$487
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$486
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$662
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1006
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$897
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$943
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$752
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$838
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$482
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$910
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1003
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$902
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$482
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$546
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$481
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1131
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$486
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$542
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$540
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$937
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$571
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$905
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$877
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$979
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$888
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1146
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$908
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$718
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$518
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$764

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Distance City Cost of living
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$621
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$608
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$664
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$600
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$666
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$632
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$691
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$505
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$587
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$611
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$746
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$576
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$555
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$621
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$633
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$592
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$613
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$602
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$522
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$620
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$642
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$607
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$630
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$621
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$650
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$584
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$591
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$603
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$600
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$695
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$620
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$668
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$702
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$644
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$642
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$484
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$665