Asmara vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$2181
🏠 One person rent
$228
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
8
38
😀 Quality of life
27
43
🏙️ Population
963K
6.98M

The cost of living in Asmara is 33% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8485th and 6518th ($524 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Zhanjiang ranked 152nd in China, while ranked 8376th and 6686th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$20188

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$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
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$774
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$774
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$671
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$660
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$794
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$895
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$595
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$725
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$824
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$819
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$806
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$623
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$830
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$491
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$778
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$586
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1590
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$602
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$592
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$641
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$607
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$763
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$780
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$808
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$606
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$678
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$958
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2753
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2427
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$565
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$523
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$783
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$511
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$545
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$538
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$601