Asmara vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$227
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$1982
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
46
😀 Quality of life
14
77
🏙️ Population
963K
298K

The cost of living in Asmara is 57% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8435th and 4625th ($533 vs $1237) 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 0.2 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 9205th and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$8943

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$499
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$500
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$826
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$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
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$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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$1230
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$1201
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$908
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$1008
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$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
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$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
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$1627
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$1942
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$529
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$1454
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$530
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$730
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$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
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$1419
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$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
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$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
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$463
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$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
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$719
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$889
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$1398
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$1449
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$632
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$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534