Asmara vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1953
🏠 One person rent
$227
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$767
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
8
20
😀 Quality of life
14
46
🏙️ Population
963K
6.44M

The cost of living in Asmara is 18% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8435th and 7433rd ($533 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th 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 Shangrao. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 9205th and 6933rd 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
$3.14
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$28686

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$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
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$578
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$600
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$586
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$604
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$436
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$620
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$589
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$586
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$696
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$671
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$526
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$672
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$604
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$532
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$616
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$628
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$617
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$637
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$753
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$700
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$629
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$567
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$598
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$659
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$826
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$628
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$592
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$642
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$593
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$740
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$666
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$672
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$660
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$631
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$638
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$671
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$634
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$618
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$620