Asmara vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$2065
🏠 One person rent
$224
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$800
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
8
20
😀 Quality of life
27
41
🏙️ Population
963K
6.44M

The cost of living in Asmara is 23% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8486th and 7052nd ($520 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 74th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 8455th and 6873rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$51
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$31722

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$943
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$505
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$752
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$838
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$482
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$910
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1003
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$902
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$482
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$546
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$481
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1131
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$486
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$542
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$540
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$937
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$571
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$542
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$836
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$905
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$877
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$979
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$888
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$1146
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$908
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$1180
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
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$718
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$518
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$598
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$601
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$603
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$616
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$621
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$642
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$585
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$587
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$682
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$506
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$677
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$637
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$555
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$603
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$648
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$611
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$642
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$726
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$681
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$632
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$576
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$613
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$672
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$805
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$669
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$600
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$650
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$564
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$716
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$661
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$691
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$600
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$671
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$670
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$645
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$679
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$625
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$590
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$621