Asmara vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$1951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$4641
🏠 One person rent
$224
$1137
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$1834
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$481
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$3011
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
96
😀 Quality of life
27
94
🏙️ Population
963K
1.14M

The cost of living in Asmara is 73% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 8486th and 1973rd ($520 vs $1951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8455th and 35th 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
$3.04
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$6.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$1083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$2013
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$1380
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$187
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
5.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$4882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$3808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$78.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$18.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$1512
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$18058

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51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$487
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$486
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$662
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1006
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$897
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$943
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$752
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$838
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$482
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$910
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1003
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$902
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$482
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$546
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$481
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1131
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$486
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$542
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$540
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$937
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$571
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$905
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$877
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$979
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$888
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1146
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$908
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$718
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$518
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$764

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1732
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1718
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1728
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1608
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1737
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1736
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1744
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1903
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1452
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2009
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1798
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1569
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1750
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1633
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1450
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1600
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1805
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1727
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1759
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1693
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1591
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1739
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1790
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1686
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1623
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1814
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1820
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1748