Asmara vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$1634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$4040
🏠 One person rent
$231
$942
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$1573
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$2918
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
96
😀 Quality of life
17
95
🏙️ Population
963K
1.14M

The cost of living in Asmara is 68% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 8273rd and 2473rd ($522 vs $1634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd 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 1.8 months in Birmingham. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Birmingham ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 9072nd and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.7
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$4.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$845
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
3.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$6815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$3987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$70.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$7.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$6.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$9.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$9.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$77
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$1427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$17952

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$485
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$487
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$578
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$598
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$598
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$588
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$575
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$570
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$488
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$963
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$601
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$833
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$486
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$553
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$487
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$512
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$502
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$563
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$492
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$519
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$520
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$892
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$548
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$829
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$614
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$992
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$759
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1067
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$570
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$752
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$491
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$598
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$508
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$476
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$618
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$554

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1512
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1445
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1502
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1415
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1553
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1337
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1503
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1508
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1301
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1470
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1503
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1212
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1525
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1511
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1512
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1507
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1279
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1486
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1592
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1706
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1507
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1549
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1224
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1491
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1228
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1541
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1461
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1404
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1504
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1545
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1317
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1268
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1319
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1581
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1507
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1505
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1368
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1287
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1474
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1583