Asmara vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$1168
🏠 One person rent
$228
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$256
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
8
67
😀 Quality of life
27
49
🏙️ Population
963K
1.01M

The cost of living in Asmara is 20% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 8485th and 8895th ($524 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eritrea and Pakistan, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 8376th and 6293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$3133

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
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$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
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$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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$376
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$323
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$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
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$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
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$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
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$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
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$430
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$371
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$476
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$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397