Asmara vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$212
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$828
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
8
61
😀 Quality of life
17
56
🏙️ Population
963K
9.4M

The cost of living in Asmara is 26% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8513th and 6976th ($498 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd 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 1.2 months in Ningbo. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 9076th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Ningbo

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Asmara Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$9922

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$466
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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524