Asmara vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$228
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
8
70
😀 Quality of life
27
67
🏙️ Population
963K
12.7M

The cost of living in Asmara is 49% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8485th and 5553rd ($524 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Eritrea and China, respectively. Check Eritrea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 8376th and 3798th 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
$2.97
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$26560

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$513
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$799
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$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
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$1096
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$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
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$553
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$934
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$584
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$555
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$827
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$895
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$868
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$940
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$889
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$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
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$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
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$626
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$527
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$749
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$718
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$686
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$706
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$585
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$676
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$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
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$1136
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$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
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$690
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$665
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$738
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$674
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$698
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$843
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$630
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$629
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$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
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$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
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$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
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$771
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$733
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$774
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$699
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$648
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$612
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$903
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$645