Asmara vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1034
🏠 One person rent
$227
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
8
69
😀 Quality of life
14
50
🏙️ Population
963K
1.01M

The cost of living in Asmara is 20% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 8435th and 8887th ($533 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.3 months in Islamabad. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 9205th and 6597th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$98.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$65.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
18.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$9.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$4.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$4.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$1.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$61.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$2738

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
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$826
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$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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$416
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$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
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$427
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$294
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$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
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$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
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$421
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$403
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$396
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$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373