Asmara vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$2094
🏠 One person rent
$227
$379
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$87.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$563
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
8
38
😀 Quality of life
14
48
🏙️ Population
963K
6.98M

The cost of living in Asmara is 33% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8435th and 6706th ($533 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Zhanjiang ranked 170th in China, while ranked 9205th and 6786th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$52.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$9.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$4390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$2662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$4.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$5.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$9.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$16727

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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
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$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
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Distance City Cost of living
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$773
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$780
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$677
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$652
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$726
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$892
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$590
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$579
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$693
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$816
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$827
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$809
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$552
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$794
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$598
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$829
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$551
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$518
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$758
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$568
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1746
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$589
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$559
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$662
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$574
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$758
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$766
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$777
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$562
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$662
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$878
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2718
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2414
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$558
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$556
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$765
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$570
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$558
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$546
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$574