Asmara vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$212
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
9
14
😀 Quality of life
15
43
🏙️ Population
963K
9.03M

The cost of living in Asmara is 16% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8615th and 7898th ($513 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 9202nd and 7422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Zhoukou

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Asmara Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$18568

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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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531