Asmara vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$1706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$4151
🏠 One person rent
$231
$977
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$1719
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$456
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$2717
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
91
😀 Quality of life
17
92
🏙️ Population
963K
548K

The cost of living in Asmara is 69% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 8273rd and 2252nd ($522 vs $1706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th 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 1.6 months in Manchester. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Manchester ranked 7th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 9072nd and 73rd 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
$2.7
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$5.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$985
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$736
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1275
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$4758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$3105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$95.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$1252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$12177

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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
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1626
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1503
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1513
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1513
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1415
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1191
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1508
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1270
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1047
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1198
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1511
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1395
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1503
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1242
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1509
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1126
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1512
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1120
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1268
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1251
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1509
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1505
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1441
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1176
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1507
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1202
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1512
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1506
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1506
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1506
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1319
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1244
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1494
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1481
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1317
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1621
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1505
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1512
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1509