Asmara vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$228
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$831
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
53
😀 Quality of life
27
50
🏙️ Population
963K
8.78M

The cost of living in Asmara is 21% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8485th and 7155th ($524 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd in Eritrea and China, respectively. Check Eritrea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 8376th and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$22902

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$491
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$988
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$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
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$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
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$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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$654
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$821
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$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
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$813
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$716
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$634
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$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
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$618
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$1014