Asmara vs Faisalabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Faisalabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$230
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$570
🏠 One person rent
$231
$90.1
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$178
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$82.8
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$31.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$158
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
8
43
😀 Quality of life
17
42
🏙️ Population
963K
3.2M

The cost of living in Asmara is 127% more expensive than in Faisalabad. Cities ranked 8273rd and 9268th ($522 vs $230) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Eritrea and Pakistan, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.7 months in Faisalabad. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Faisalabad ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 9072nd and 6883rd 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
$2.7
$0.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$6.51
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$2.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$0.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$74.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$39.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$160
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
13.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$139
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$7.41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$1.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$0.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$1.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$0.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$11.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$2.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$6.88
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$10.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$33.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$13.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$622

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$485
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$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
34 km or 21 mi Chiniot
$205
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$187
48 km or 30 mi Gojra
$273
74 km or 46 mi Jhang
$217
77 km or 48 mi Okara
$269
83 km or 52 mi Sargodha
$324
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$219
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$210
121 km or 75 mi Lahore
$322
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$190
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$193
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$223
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$204
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$221
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$248
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$430
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$263
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$255
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$217
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$317
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$389
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$249
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$311
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$330
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$222
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$201
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$376
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$208
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$225
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$223
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$216
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$358
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$392
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$297
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$276
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$399
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$324
379 km or 235 mi Bikaner
$279
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$228
391 km or 243 mi Shimla
$275