Asmara vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$2164
🏠 One person rent
$222
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$687
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$645
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
9
36
😀 Quality of life
18
51
🏙️ Population
963K
6.98M

The cost of living in Asmara is 34% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8533rd and 6740th ($531 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 0.8 months in Zhanjiang. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Zhanjiang ranked 105th in China, while ranked 9169th and 6593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Zhanjiang

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Asmara Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$9.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$19015

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214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
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$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
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Distance City Cost of living
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$789
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$790
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$694
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$664
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$738
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$896
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$605
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$592
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$699
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$832
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$844
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$816
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$564
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$608
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$848
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$534
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$774
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$580
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1718
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$585
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$674
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$587
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$782
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$769
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$795
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$571
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$666
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2674
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2415
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$587
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$587
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$760
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$602
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$597
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$533
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$584