Asmara vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$2070
🏠 One person rent
$212
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$526
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
8
20
😀 Quality of life
17
43
🏙️ Population
963K
6.49M

The cost of living in Asmara is 31% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8513th and 6691st ($498 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th 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 months in Shangrao. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 9076th and 6824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$20642

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$959
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$489
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$883
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$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
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$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
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$1047
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$551
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$524
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$857
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$938
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$899
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$1032
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$901
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$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
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$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
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$676
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$602
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$643
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$655
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$645
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$644
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$677
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$713
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$620
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$811
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$741
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$678
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$538
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$725
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$664
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$708
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$667
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$694
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$700
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$720
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$787
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$744
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$728
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$671
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$647
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$789
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$831
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$664
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$687
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$707
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$581
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$755
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$719
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$898
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$613
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$735
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$699
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$669
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$697
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$675
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$587
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$696