Asmara vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Asmara Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$212
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
96
😀 Quality of life
17
80
🏙️ Population
963K
17.5M

The cost of living in Asmara is 47% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8513th and 5744th ($498 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 9076th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Asmara vs Shenzhen infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Asmara vs Shenzhen

Prices for goods and services in Asmara and Shenzhen are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Asmara Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$24305

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Asmara

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$466
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$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

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584