Asmara vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$2011
🏠 One person rent
$231
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$571
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$82.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$853
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
8
23
😀 Quality of life
17
43
🏙️ Population
963K
6.56M

The cost of living in Asmara is 32% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8273rd and 6330th ($522 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Shaoyang ranked 222nd in China, while ranked 9072nd and 6731st among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.7
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$696
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$4613
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2859
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$4.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$16203

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$485
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$487
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$578
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$598
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$598
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$588
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$575
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$570
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$488
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$963
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$601
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$833
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$486
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$553
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$487
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$512
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$502
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$563
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$492
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$519
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$520
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$892
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$548
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$829
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$614
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$992
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$759
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1067
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$570
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$752
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$491
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$598
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$508
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$476
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$618
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$554

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$654
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$682
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$729
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$749
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$673
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$660
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$738
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$705
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$687
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$738
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$781
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$785
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$742
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$680
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$652
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$775
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$690
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$718
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$696
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$648
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$745
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$656
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$663
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$743
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$700
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$661
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$672
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$701
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$682
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$673
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$746
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$655
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$704
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$661
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$788
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$679
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$721
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$669
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$639