Asmara vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$224
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$370
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$893
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
54
😀 Quality of life
27
66
🏙️ Population
963K
8.78M

The cost of living in Asmara is 19% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8486th and 7256th ($520 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 8455th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$20567

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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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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$627
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$823
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$688
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$625
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$664
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$669
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$649
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$603
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$630
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$648
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$813
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$894
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$728
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$770
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$796
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$897
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$451
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$821
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$747
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$581
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$655
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$814
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$443
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1073
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$569
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$956
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$967
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$731
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$601
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$788
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$681
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$761
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$671
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$598
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$726
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$585
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$936