Asmara vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$212
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
8
70
😀 Quality of life
17
68
🏙️ Population
963K
12.7M

The cost of living in Asmara is 51% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8513th and 5170th ($498 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 9076th and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$4.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$22097

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$466
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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$771
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$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
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$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645