Asmara vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$212
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
9
21
😀 Quality of life
15
46
🏙️ Population
963K
6.56M

The cost of living in Asmara is 15% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8615th and 7943rd ($513 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 9202nd and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Shaoyang

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Asmara Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$13867

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51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$481
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619