Asmara vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$228
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
8
71
😀 Quality of life
27
61
🏙️ Population
963K
10.6M

The cost of living in Asmara is 3% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8485th and 8633rd ($524 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 531st 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 8376th and 5079th 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
$2.97
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$4947

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$490
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$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
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734