Asmara vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$228
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
8
69
😀 Quality of life
27
46
🏙️ Population
963K
11.1M

The cost of living in Asmara is 29% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 8485th and 8968th ($524 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Eritrea and Pakistan, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 8376th and 6453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$1046

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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$376
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$500
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$308
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$280
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$335
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$310
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$378
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$312
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$319
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$373
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$344
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$407
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$430
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$344
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$456
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$328
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$360
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$358
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$397
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$376
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$439
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$358
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$286
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$388
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$323
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$252
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$371
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$294
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$328
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$284
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$374
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$280
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$372
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$375
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$338