Asmara vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1354
🏠 One person rent
$227
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
8
70
😀 Quality of life
14
65
🏙️ Population
963K
10.6M

The cost of living in Asmara is 5% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8435th and 8645th ($533 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 489th 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Shijiazhuang ranked 42nd in China, while ranked 9205th and 5294th 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
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$4870

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$498
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$535
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$527
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$523
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$574
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$533
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$548
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$505
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$550
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$572
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$499
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$454
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$456
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$544
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$558
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$543
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$565
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$552
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$553
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$480
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$495
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$546
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$634
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$634
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$502
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$724
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$638
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$516
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$544
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$534
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$654
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$580
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$689
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$619
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$748
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$707