Asmara vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$222
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
9
21
😀 Quality of life
18
46
🏙️ Population
963K
6.56M

The cost of living in Asmara is 12% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8533rd and 7929th ($531 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 9169th and 7123rd 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
$3.29
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$11939

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$498
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$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615