Asmara vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$212
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
9
63
😀 Quality of life
15
54
🏙️ Population
963K
14.9M

The cost of living in Asmara is 22% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8615th and 8923rd ($513 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 9202nd and 6375th 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
$3.14
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$1476

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$947
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$872
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$499
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$800
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$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
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$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
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$590
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$561
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$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
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$803
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$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

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$355
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$320
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$385
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$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
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$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
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$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
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$316
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$401
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$260
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$469
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$717
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$350
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$283
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$252
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$1193
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$311
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$525