Asmara vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$224	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	8	85
😀 Quality of life	27	68
🏙️ Population	963K	9.07M

The cost of living in Asmara is 4% less expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 8486th and 8334th ($520 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 454th 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 8455th and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Shenyang

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	Asmara	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$24404

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$487
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$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

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500