Asmara vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$212
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
9
18
😀 Quality of life
15
46
🏙️ Population
963K
6.49M

The cost of living in Asmara is 25% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8615th and 7385th ($513 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 234th in China, while ranked 9202nd and 7068th 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
$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$25646

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$481
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$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$596
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$617
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$603
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$628
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$435
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$646
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$603
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$611
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$686
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$689
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$542
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$696
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$615
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$551
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$640
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$672
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$652
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$661
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$774
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$717
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$653
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$587
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$618
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$684
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$899
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$679
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$612
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$667
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$592
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$670
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$677
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$671
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$632
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$687
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$680
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$658
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$691
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$673
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$610
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$628