Asmara vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$212
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
9
68
😀 Quality of life
15
70
🏙️ Population
963K
12.6M

The cost of living in Asmara is 2% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8615th and 8548th ($513 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 485th 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 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 9202nd and 3567th 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
$3.14
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$21955

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$481
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$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567