Asmara vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$212
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
9
65
😀 Quality of life
15
74
🏙️ Population
963K
12.7M

The cost of living in Asmara is 36% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8615th and 6776th ($513 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 9202nd and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Suzhou

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Asmara Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$20341

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$481
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$484
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$483
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$748
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$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
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$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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$726
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$678
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$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
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$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635