Asmara vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$995
🏠 One person rent
$212
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
63
😀 Quality of life
17
53
🏙️ Population
963K
14.9M

The cost of living in Asmara is 19% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8513th and 8902nd ($498 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Pakistan, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 9076th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$1093

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$466
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$467
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$800
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$1061
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$885
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$959
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$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
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$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
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$551
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$524
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$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
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$899
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$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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$297
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$292
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$326
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$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
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$385
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$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
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$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
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$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
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$822
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$338
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$323
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$315
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$1126
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$375
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$546