Asmara vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$212
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$4054
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
8
100
😀 Quality of life
17
89
🏙️ Population
963K
7.41M

The cost of living in Asmara is 81% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 8513th and 503rd ($498 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Hong Kong. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 9076th and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Hong Kong

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Asmara Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$20363

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$489
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$883
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$820
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$466
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$923
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$1361
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$920
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$467
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$523
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$467
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$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
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$1095
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$470
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$524
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$522
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$1047
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$551
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$524
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$857
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$938
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$899
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$1032
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$901
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$1100
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$936
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$923
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$705
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$881
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$486
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$676
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$602
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$2410
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$939
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$618
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$1565
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$481
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$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
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$812
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$742
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$1083
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$575
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$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
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$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
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$830
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$876
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$738
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$716
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$856
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$589
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$588
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$799
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$824
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$774
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$857
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$831
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$785
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$812
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$777
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$752
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$806
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$713
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$719
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$620
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