Asmara vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$2023
🏠 One person rent
$228
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
8
20
😀 Quality of life
27
40
🏙️ Population
963K
6.44M

The cost of living in Asmara is 27% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8485th and 6841st ($524 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th 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 1.1 months in Shangrao. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 8376th and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.15
🥤 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
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$19047

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$988
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$946
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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
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$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
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$634
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$643
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$636
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$633
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$666
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$694
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$618
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$731
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$719
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$673
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$521
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$708
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$670
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$642
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$642
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$683
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$672
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$703
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$776
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$719
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$705
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$636
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$646
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$771
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$843
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$706
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$658
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$698
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$590
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$742
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$702
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$903
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$628
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$712
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$706
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$676
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$714
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$661
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$611
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$694