Asmara vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$994
🏠 One person rent
$212
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$326
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
8
69
😀 Quality of life
17
51
🏙️ Population
963K
11.1M

The cost of living in Asmara is 29% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 8513th and 8998th ($498 vs $386) 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 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.5 months in Lahore. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 9076th and 6245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Lahore

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Asmara Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.55
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$4.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$1054

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$466
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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$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
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$337
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$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
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$331
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$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
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$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352