Asmara vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$227
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
8
24
😀 Quality of life
14
45
🏙️ Population
963K
6.56M

The cost of living in Asmara is 12% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8435th and 7790th ($533 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 9205th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$10279

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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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599