Asmara vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$212
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
9
17
😀 Quality of life
15
44
🏙️ Population
963K
7.82M

The cost of living in Asmara is 16% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8615th and 7879th ($513 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 222nd 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 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 9202nd and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Shangqiu

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Asmara Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$19212

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$481
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$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
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$748
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$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522