Asmara vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$227
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
100
😀 Quality of life
14
77
🏙️ Population
963K
24.9M

The cost of living in Asmara is 53% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8435th and 4879th ($533 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9205th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Shanghai

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Asmara Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$27624

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$522
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$864
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$1039
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$499
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$911
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$964
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$903
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$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
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$498
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$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
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$1116
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$500
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$559
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$560
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$860
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$586
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$557
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$829
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$918
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$879
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$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
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$1155
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$910
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$1289
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$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
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$517
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$1175
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$502
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$696
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$696
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$771
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$597
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$612
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$632
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$547
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$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
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$713
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$621
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$740
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$674
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$601
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$630
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$826
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$622
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$634
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$639
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$597
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$642
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$597
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$651
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$664
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$531
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$602
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$618
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$637
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$672
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$663
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$590
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$666
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$659
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$617
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