Asmara vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$450
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1064
🏠 One person rent
$212
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$63.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$166
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
9
71
😀 Quality of life
15
52
🏙️ Population
963K
11.1M

The cost of living in Asmara is 14% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 8615th and 8860th ($513 vs $450) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Lahore. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Lahore ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 9202nd and 6510th 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
$3.14
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$3.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$127
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$83.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
14.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$3.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$4.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$0.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$8.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$40.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$1609

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$481
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$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$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
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$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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$396
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$397
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$332
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$309
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$382
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$313
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$335
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$340
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$346
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$339
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$359
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$393
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$286
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$371
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$391
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$379
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$391
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$280
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$306
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$350
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$334
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$379
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$446
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$496
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$401
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$252
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$344
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$371
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$253
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$256
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$440
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$310
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$326
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$270
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$394
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$239
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$373
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$395
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$321