Asmara vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$231
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$575
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$844
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
8
20
😀 Quality of life
17
44
🏙️ Population
963K
6.49M

The cost of living in Asmara is 33% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8273rd and 6270th ($522 vs $778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th 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 1.1 months in Shangrao. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Shangrao ranked 197th in China, while ranked 9072nd and 6668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Shangrao

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Asmara Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.7
$3.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$267
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$36.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$5.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$16038

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$485
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$487
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$578
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$598
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$598
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$588
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$575
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$570
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$488
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$963
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$601
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$833
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$486
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$553
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$487
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$512
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$502
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$563
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$492
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$519
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$520
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$892
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$548
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$829
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$614
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$992
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$759
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1067
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$570
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$752
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$491
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$598
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$508
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$476
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$618
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$554

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$667
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$646
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$681
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$514
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$697
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$686
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$730
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$849
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$770
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$713
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$642
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$650
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$694
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$694
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$711
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$714
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$707
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$655
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$849
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$686
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$684
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$662
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$666
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$729
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$891
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$725
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$666
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$662
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$682
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$726
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$678
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$832
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$746
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$686
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$776
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$674
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$705
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$717
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$743
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$668