Asmara vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$2113
🏠 One person rent
$224
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
8
37
😀 Quality of life
27
43
🏙️ Population
963K
6.98M

The cost of living in Asmara is 32% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8486th and 6602nd ($520 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 8455th and 6725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$9.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$5384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$4.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$9.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$18959

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$487
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$486
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$662
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1006
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$897
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$943
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$752
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$838
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$482
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$910
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$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
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$937
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$571
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$905
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$877
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$979
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$888
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1146
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$908
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$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
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$518
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$764

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$756
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$761
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$650
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$642
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$771
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$877
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$592
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$573
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$702
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$823
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$812
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$803
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$549
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$793
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$598
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$804
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$569
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$461
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$763
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$564
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1588
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$582
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$653
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$579
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$774
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$758
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$794
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$591
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$656
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$916
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2737
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2432
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$554
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$513
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$755
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$496
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$513
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$522
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$575