Asmara vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$222
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
9
63
😀 Quality of life
18
54
🏙️ Population
963K
14.9M

The cost of living in Asmara is 22% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8533rd and 8914th ($531 vs $434) 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 0.2 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 9169th and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Karachi

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Asmara Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$1646

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$498
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$497
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$498
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$810
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$931
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$1017
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$858
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$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$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
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$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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$365
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$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
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$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
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$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
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$351
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$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
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$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561