Asmara vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$2004
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$4769
🏠 One person rent
$212
$1189
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$1948
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$479
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$3056
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
95
😀 Quality of life
17
93
🏙️ Population
963K
1.14M

The cost of living in Asmara is 75% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 8513th and 1780th ($498 vs $2004) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.5 months in Birmingham. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Birmingham ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 9076th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$8.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$2219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$3766
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$8.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$18.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$1501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$18689

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$466
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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
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$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673