Asmara vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$231
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$83.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$913
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
8
16
😀 Quality of life
17
42
🏙️ Population
963K
9.03M

The cost of living in Asmara is 34% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8273rd and 6253rd ($522 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd 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 Zhoukou. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Zhoukou ranked 264th in China, while ranked 9072nd and 6838th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.7
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$764
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$48.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$5884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$3489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$36.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$5.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$19283

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$485
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$487
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$578
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$598
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$598
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$588
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$575
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$570
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$488
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$963
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$601
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$833
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$486
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$553
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$487
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$512
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$502
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$563
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$492
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$519
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$520
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$892
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$548
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$829
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$614
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$992
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$759
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1067
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$570
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$752
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$491
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$598
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$508
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$476
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$618
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$554

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31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$678
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$655
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$668
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$681
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$759
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$667
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$652
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$677
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$681
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$669
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$778
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$719
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$823
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$562
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$671
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$680
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$666
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$758
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$671
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$672
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$675
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1512
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$674
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$714
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$701
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$662
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$745
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$669
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$748
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$671
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$671
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$655
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$658
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$663
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$668
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$691
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$772
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$704
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$670