Asmara vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$2884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$6543
🏠 One person rent
$231
$1998
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$3776
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$495
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$2843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
8
100
😀 Quality of life
17
91
🏙️ Population
963K
7.5M

The cost of living in Asmara is 82% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 8273rd and 63rd ($522 vs $2884) 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 months in Hong Kong. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 9072nd and 99th 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
$2.7
$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$5.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$7.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$2462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$1711
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$4715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$3295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
2.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$31248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$20660
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$7.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$84.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$35.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$18730

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$487
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214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$578
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$598
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$598
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$588
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$575
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$570
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$488
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$963
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$601
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$833
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$486
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$553
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$487
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$512
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$502
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$563
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$492
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$519
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$520
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$892
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$548
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$829
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$614
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$992
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$759
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1067
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$570
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$752
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$491
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$598
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$508
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$476
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$618
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$554

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$2380
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$1079
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$686
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1610
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$612
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$762
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$757
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$702
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$863
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$709
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$648
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$668
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$692
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$730
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$724
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$716
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$718
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$701
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$661
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$732
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$721
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$656
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$516
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$689
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$700
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$788
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$775
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$717
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$689
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$744
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$831
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$597
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$697
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$812
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$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$705