Asmara vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$249
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$613
🏠 One person rent
$231
$96.2
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$181
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$89
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$139
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
8
65
😀 Quality of life
17
49
🏙️ Population
963K
2.1M

The cost of living in Asmara is 110% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8273rd and 9253rd ($522 vs $249) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 0.6 months in Rawalpindi. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Rawalpindi ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 9072nd and 6289th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.7
$1.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$7.36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$2.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$70.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$60.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$18.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$29.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
13.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$6.15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$5.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$0.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$1.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$0.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$1.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$2.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$4.57
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$11
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$27
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$1051

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$485
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$487
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$578
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$598
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$598
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$588
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$575
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$570
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$488
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$963
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$601
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$833
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$486
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$553
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$487
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$512
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$502
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$563
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$492
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$519
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$520
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$892
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$548
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$829
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$614
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$992
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$759
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1067
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$570
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$752
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$491
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$598
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$508
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$476
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$618
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$554

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$311
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$201
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$255
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$216
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$223
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$358
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$228
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$221
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$225
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$223
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$392
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$324
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$219
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$263
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$317
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$193
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$205
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$190
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$210
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$230
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$322
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$336
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$217
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$273
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$187
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$430
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$330
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$324
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$269
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$389
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$326
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$347
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$248
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$204
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$376
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$217
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$323
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$208
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$399
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$275