Asmara vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$212
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
9
53
😀 Quality of life
15
73
🏙️ Population
963K
9.4M

The cost of living in Asmara is 22% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8615th and 7558th ($513 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 9202nd and 2343rd 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
$3.14
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.29
🥤 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
$206
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$15801

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$481
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$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538