Asmara vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$228
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
100
😀 Quality of life
27
79
🏙️ Population
963K
24.9M

The cost of living in Asmara is 54% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8485th and 4780th ($524 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8376th and 571st 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
$2.97
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$31401

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$935
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$513
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$799
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$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
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$1096
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$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
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$934
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$584
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$555
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$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
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$868
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$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
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$1123
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$902
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$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
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$626
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$527
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$671

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$1028
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$706
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$749
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$738
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$1020
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$585
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$661
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$718
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$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
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$674
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$742
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$702
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$729
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$674
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$843
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$665
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$676
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$690
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$629
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$698
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$630
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$673
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$698
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$538
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$650
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$651
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$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
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$699
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$617
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$702
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$771
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$648
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