Asmara vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$212
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$643
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
8
24
😀 Quality of life
17
41
🏙️ Population
963K
7.82M

The cost of living in Asmara is 33% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8513th and 6604th ($498 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 9076th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$14498

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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
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$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
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$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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$621
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$1400
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$604
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$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543