Asmara vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$222
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
9
58
😀 Quality of life
18
68
🏙️ Population
963K
10.6M

The cost of living in Asmara is 8% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8533rd and 8757th ($531 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 9169th and 4718th 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
$3.29
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$5006

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$498
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716