Asmara vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$212
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
91
😀 Quality of life
17
91
🏙️ Population
963K
548K

The cost of living in Asmara is 75% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 8513th and 1798th ($498 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 57th 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 1.4 months in Manchester. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 9076th and 110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Manchester

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Asmara Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$6.11
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$13845

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51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$466
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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$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
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$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
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$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
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$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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$1819
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$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629