Asmara vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$212
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
8
17
😀 Quality of life
17
41
🏙️ Population
963K
9.03M

The cost of living in Asmara is 15% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8513th and 7809th ($498 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 370th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 9076th and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$13369

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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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532