Asmara vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$228
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$758
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
8
61
😀 Quality of life
27
53
🏙️ Population
963K
9.4M

The cost of living in Asmara is 28% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8485th and 6747th ($524 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 63rd in Eritrea and China, respectively. Check Eritrea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 8376th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$12898

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$490
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$492
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$491
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$686
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$988
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$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
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$584
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$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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$612
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$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538