Asmara vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$224	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$2831
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	8	87
😀 Quality of life	27	90
🏙️ Population	963K	518K

The cost of living in Asmara is 71% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 8486th and 2490th ($520 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 147th 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 Sheffield. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8455th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Sheffield

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	Asmara	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$9487

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$487
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$486
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$488
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$662
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$1006
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$897
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$838
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$482
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$910
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$902
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$482
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$546
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$481
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$507
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$496
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1131
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$486
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$542
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$540
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$937
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$571
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$905
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$877
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$979
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$888
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1146
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$908
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$860
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$503
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$718
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$518
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$764

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750