Asmara vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$2737
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$6793
🏠 One person rent
$224
$1830
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$3856
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$3804
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
8
100
😀 Quality of life
27
88
🏙️ Population
963K
7.41M

The cost of living in Asmara is 81% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 8486th and 427th ($520 vs $2737) 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 1.4 months in Hong Kong. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 8455th and 248th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$6.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$7.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$2169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$4708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$26276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$16290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$3.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$18.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$84.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$83.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$1052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$22706

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$505
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$838
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$482
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$910
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$1003
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$902
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$482
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$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
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$542
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$540
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$937
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$571
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$542
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$836
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$905
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$877
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$979
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$888
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$1146
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$908
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$1180
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$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
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$718
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$518
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$2432
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$916
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$653
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$1588
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$461
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$656
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$601
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$804
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$774
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$936
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$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$812
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$764
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$794
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$793
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$823
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$877
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$569
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$443
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$818
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$581
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$451
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$655
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$803
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$755
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$756
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$761
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$758
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$761
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$764
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$724
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$771
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$649
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$664
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$702
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