Asmara vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$222
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
9
53
😀 Quality of life
18
71
🏙️ Population
963K
9.4M

The cost of living in Asmara is 21% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8533rd and 7431st ($531 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 9169th and 3738th 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
$3.29
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$15051

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$497
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$810
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$931
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$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
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$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
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$584
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$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
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$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525