Asmara vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$224
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$709
😷 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 12% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8486th and 7740th ($520 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 8455th and 7044th 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
$3.04
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$11393

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$487
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$486
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$662
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1006
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$897
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$943
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$752
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$838
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$482
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$910
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1003
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$902
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$482
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$546
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$481
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1131
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$486
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$542
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$540
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$937
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$571
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$905
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$877
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$979
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$888
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1146
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$908
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$718
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$518
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$764

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$553
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$579
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$609
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$590
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$579
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$582
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$570
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$586
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$575
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$577
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$480
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$563
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$539
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$724
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$573
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$577
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$522
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$533
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$596
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$755
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$549
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$590
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$758
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$569
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$556
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$564
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$589
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$600
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$561
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$591
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$591
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$761
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$579
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$602
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$575
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$600