Asmara vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1387
🏠 One person rent
$212
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$339
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$800
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
9
58
😀 Quality of life
15
68
🏙️ Population
963K
10.6M

The cost of living in Asmara is 1% less expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8615th and 8567th ($513 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 492nd 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 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 9202nd and 4412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Shijiazhuang

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Asmara Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$35
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$5149

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$481
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$541
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$541
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$541
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$539
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$556
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$541
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$567
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$525
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$579
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$574
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$522
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$480
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$480
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$550
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$576
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$549
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$556
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$580
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$549
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$511
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$539
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$574
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$666
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$666
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$538
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$764
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$623
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$508
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$549
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$538
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$629
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$684
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$599
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$637
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$645
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$789
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$740