Asmara vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$2204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$5203
🏠 One person rent
$212
$1254
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$1947
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$3956
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
9
96
😀 Quality of life
15
95
🏙️ Population
963K
1.14M

The cost of living in Asmara is 77% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 8615th and 1471st ($513 vs $2204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 57th 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 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.8 months in Birmingham. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Birmingham ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 9202nd and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Birmingham

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Asmara Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$9.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$7.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$1251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$940
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$2007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$1484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$207
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$5467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$4236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$94.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$4.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$5.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$1631
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$24178

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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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$1959
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$1914
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$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1862
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1825
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1745
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1910
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1885
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1888
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1971
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1756
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2015
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2158
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1876
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1729
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1870
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1833
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1777
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1748
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1820
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1763
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1928
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1827
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1889
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1897
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1990
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1886