Asmara vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$212
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$813
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
53
😀 Quality of life
17
53
🏙️ Population
963K
8.78M

The cost of living in Asmara is 28% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8513th and 6882nd ($498 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 102nd 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 Quanzhou. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 9076th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$19406

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$1061
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$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
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$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
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$676
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$851
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$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
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$812
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$721
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$643
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$787
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$645
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$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083