Asmara vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$222
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
9
68
😀 Quality of life
18
68
🏙️ Population
963K
12.6M

The cost of living in Asmara is 4% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8533rd and 8643rd ($531 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 9169th and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Zhengzhou

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Asmara Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$21713

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$498
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$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$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
$1152

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556