Asmara vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$228
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
8
17
😀 Quality of life
27
37
🏙️ Population
963K
9.03M

The cost of living in Asmara is 13% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8485th and 7790th ($524 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 8376th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$15431

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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
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$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
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$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528