Asmara vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$212
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$2188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
44
😀 Quality of life
17
70
🏙️ Population
963K
157K

The cost of living in Asmara is 64% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8513th and 3950th ($498 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Bahrain, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 9076th and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$11.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$10676

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$800
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$1061
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$885
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$959
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$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
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$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
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$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
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$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
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$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
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$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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$1327
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$1285
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$959
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$1005
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$868
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$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
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$1673
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$606
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$1642
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$1936
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$890
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$1424
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$604
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$710
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$2229
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$541
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$1612
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$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
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$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
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$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
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$698
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$875
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$1584
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$1132
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$758
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$1191
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$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604