Asmara vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$222
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
9
65
😀 Quality of life
18
72
🏙️ Population
963K
12.7M

The cost of living in Asmara is 32% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8533rd and 6833rd ($531 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 9169th and 3150th 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
$3.29
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$17664

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$858
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$515
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$863
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$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
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$601
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$570
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$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
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$819
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$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
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$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
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$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
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$1153
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$509
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$696
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$644
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$683
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$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
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$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
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$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
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$665
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$671
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$765
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$677
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$632
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$584
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$680
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$623