Asmara vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$224
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$1146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
8
70
😀 Quality of life
27
68
🏙️ Population
963K
12.7M

The cost of living in Asmara is 40% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8486th and 6198th ($520 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 8455th and 3351st 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
$3.04
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$4.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$17431

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$505
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$752
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$838
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$482
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$910
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$1003
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$902
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$482
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$546
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$481
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1131
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$486
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$542
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$540
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$937
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$571
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$542
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$836
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$905
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$877
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$979
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$888
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$1146
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$908
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$1180
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$718
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$518
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$700
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$645
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$670
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$665
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$573
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$640
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$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
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$602
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$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
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$654
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$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
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$644
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$650
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$805
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$607
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$603
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$643
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$716
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$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
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$672
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$708
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$746
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$665
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$621
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$590
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$691
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$613