Asmara vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$212
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
8
71
😀 Quality of life
17
63
🏙️ Population
963K
10.6M

The cost of living in Asmara is 2% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8513th and 8597th ($498 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 537th 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 Shijiazhuang. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 9076th and 4919th 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
$2.87
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$4869

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733