Asmara vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$212
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
8
78
😀 Quality of life
17
67
🏙️ Population
963K
12.6M

The cost of living in Asmara is 2% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8513th and 8471st ($498 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 9076th and 3944th 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
$2.87
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$4818

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$466
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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617