Asmara vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1020
🏠 One person rent
$222
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$155
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$98.9
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
9
71
😀 Quality of life
18
49
🏙️ Population
963K
11.1M

The cost of living in Asmara is 23% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 8533rd and 8919th ($531 vs $432) 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 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 9169th and 6762nd 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
$3.29
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$68.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
15.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$4.44
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$42.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$1393

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$498
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$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$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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$379
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$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
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$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
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$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323