Asmara vs Faisalabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Faisalabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$846
🏠 One person rent
$222
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$193
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$131
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$53.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$145
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
9
43
😀 Quality of life
18
48
🏙️ Population
963K
3.2M

The cost of living in Asmara is 52% more expensive than in Faisalabad. Cities ranked 8533rd and 9089th ($531 vs $348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Eritrea and Pakistan, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.4 months in Faisalabad. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Faisalabad ranked 5th in Pakistan, while ranked 9169th and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Faisalabad

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Asmara Faisalabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$76.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$53.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$139
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$75.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$4.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$3.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$1.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$20.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$26.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$1491

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$858
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$515
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$863
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$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
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$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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$378
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$318
48 km or 30 mi Gojra
$367
74 km or 46 mi Jhang
$302
77 km or 48 mi Okara
$315
83 km or 52 mi Sargodha
$381
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$371
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$379
121 km or 75 mi Lahore
$432
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$326
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$308
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$351
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$330
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$382
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$391
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$308
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$279
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$417
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$295
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$352
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$427
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$464
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$364
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$298
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$360
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$414
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$257
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$379
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$323
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$370
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$264
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$353
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$352
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$263
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$379
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$423
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$289
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$369
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$265