Asmara vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$212
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$720
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
8
24
😀 Quality of life
17
43
🏙️ Population
963K
6.56M

The cost of living in Asmara is 14% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8513th and 7871st ($498 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 396th 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 236th in China, while ranked 9076th and 6810th 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
$2.87
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$11076

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$466
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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586