Asmara vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$2046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$4833
🏠 One person rent
$228
$1197
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$1902
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$505
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$3394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
95
😀 Quality of life
27
95
🏙️ Population
963K
1.14M

The cost of living in Asmara is 74% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 8485th and 1731st ($524 vs $2046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th in Eritrea and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Eritrea vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 1.7 months in Birmingham. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Birmingham ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8376th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$6.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$905
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$2143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$305
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
5.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$5216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$4012
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$1575
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$19729

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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
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$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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$1869
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$1838
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$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755