Asmara vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$228
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
8
24
😀 Quality of life
27
38
🏙️ Population
963K
7.82M

The cost of living in Asmara is 32% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8485th and 6542nd ($524 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 8376th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$18304

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$513
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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
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$554
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$553
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$934
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$584
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$555
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$827
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$895
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$868
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$940
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$889
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$1123
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$902
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$1103
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$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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$633
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$613
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$819
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$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
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$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
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$586
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$522
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$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
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$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
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$538
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$524
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$611
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$587
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$580
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$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542