Asmara vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1442
🏠 One person rent
$227
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$889
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
53
😀 Quality of life
14
70
🏙️ Population
963K
8.78M

The cost of living in Asmara is 14% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8435th and 7641st ($533 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 138th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 9205th and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$9321

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$971
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$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
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$615
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$901
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$707
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
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$897
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$650
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$578
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$753
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$586
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$589
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$941