Asmara vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$227
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$132
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
63
😀 Quality of life
14
54
🏙️ Population
963K
14.9M

The cost of living in Asmara is 24% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8435th and 8915th ($533 vs $430) 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 0.3 months in Karachi. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 9205th and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$1491

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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
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$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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$382
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$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
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$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
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$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
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$347
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$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
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$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558