Asmara vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$2004
🏠 One person rent
$224
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$725
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
8
60
😀 Quality of life
27
53
🏙️ Population
963K
9.4M

The cost of living in Asmara is 27% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8486th and 6849th ($520 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st 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 months in Ningbo. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 8455th and 6084th 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
$3.04
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$12465

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$487
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$486
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$662
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1006
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$897
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$943
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$752
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$838
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$482
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$910
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1003
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$902
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$482
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$546
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$481
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1131
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$486
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$542
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$540
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$937
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$571
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$905
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$877
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$979
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$888
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1146
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$908
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$718
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$518
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$764

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$590
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$716
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$573
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$805
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1097
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$984
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$677
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$671
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$700
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$670
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$665
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$868
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$587
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$645
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$670
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$682
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$726
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$631
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$695
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$650
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$602
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$681
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$657
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$642
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$654
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$643
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$616
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$672
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$644
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$607
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$603
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$642
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$643
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$621
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$522