Asmara vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$228
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
8
24
😀 Quality of life
27
39
🏙️ Population
963K
6.56M

The cost of living in Asmara is 14% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8485th and 7649th ($524 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd in Eritrea and China, respectively. Check Eritrea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 8376th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$10066

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610