Asmara vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$228
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$3299
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
91
😀 Quality of life
27
92
🏙️ Population
963K
548K

The cost of living in Asmara is 75% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 8485th and 1500th ($524 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd 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 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8376th and 76th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$17390

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$490
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$492
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$491
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$686
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$988
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$946
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$935
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$513
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$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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$1936
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$1877
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$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
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$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
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$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
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$1449
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$1889
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$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761