Asmara vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1693
🏠 One person rent
$227
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$334
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$733
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
8
85
😀 Quality of life
14
71
🏙️ Population
963K
9.07M

The cost of living in Asmara is 4% less expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 8435th and 8245th ($533 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st 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 Shenyang. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 9205th and 3667th 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
$3.14
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$24707

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$470
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$492
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$518
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$521
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$434
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$489
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$511
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$434
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$516
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$500
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$528
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$543
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$532
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$517
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$556
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$553
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$537
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$532
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$547
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$517
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$519
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$550
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$576
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1564
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$457
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$549
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$537
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$537
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$550
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$499
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$521
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$584
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$521
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1544
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$565
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$589
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$557
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1553
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1553
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$501