Asmara vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$228
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
8
78
😀 Quality of life
27
66
🏙️ Population
963K
12.6M

The cost of living in Asmara is 0.5% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8485th and 8506th ($524 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th in Eritrea and China, respectively. Check Eritrea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 8376th and 3930th 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
$2.97
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$19861

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619