Asmara vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$228
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
63
😀 Quality of life
27
49
🏙️ Population
963K
14.9M

The cost of living in Asmara is 22% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8485th and 8915th ($524 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.4 months in Karachi. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 8376th and 6242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$1146

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
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$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
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$935
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$513
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$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
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$315
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$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
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$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
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$360
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$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
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$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548