Asmara vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$228
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
96
😀 Quality of life
27
79
🏙️ Population
963K
17.7M

The cost of living in Asmara is 45% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8485th and 5948th ($524 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Eritrea and China, respectively. Check Eritrea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8376th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$24117

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$988
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$935
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$513
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$799
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$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
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$934
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$584
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$555
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$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
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$868
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$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
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$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
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$626
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$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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$2427
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$2753
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$641
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$678
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$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
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$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
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$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
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$783
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$780
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$774
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$774
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$813
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$746
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$794
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$781
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$713
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$731
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$725
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$807
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$671
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$821
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$538
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$618