Asmara vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$227
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
8
60
😀 Quality of life
14
57
🏙️ Population
963K
9.4M

The cost of living in Asmara is 25% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8435th and 7025th ($533 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th in Eritrea and China, respectively. Check Eritrea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.1 months in Ningbo. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 9205th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$15234

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531