Asmara vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$227
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
8
24
😀 Quality of life
14
44
🏙️ Population
963K
7.82M

The cost of living in Asmara is 11% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8435th and 7835th ($533 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 9205th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$17107

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$925
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$522
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$864
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$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
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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
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
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$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
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$1175
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$502
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$570
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$807
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$570
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$572
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$478
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$564
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$567
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$563
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$563
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$499
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$582
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$558
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$585
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$595
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$507
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$517
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$522
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$553
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$530
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$506
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$504
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$527
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$523
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$511
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$518
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$513
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$567
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$580
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$547
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$516
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$509
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$544
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$526
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$538
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$517