Asmara vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$222
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
9
14
😀 Quality of life
18
44
🏙️ Population
963K
9.03M

The cost of living in Asmara is 11% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8533rd and 7960th ($531 vs $598) 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 350th in China, while ranked 9169th and 7402nd 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
$3.29
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$16685

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$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
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$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514