Asmara vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$904
🏠 One person rent
$228
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$187
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
8
67
😀 Quality of life
27
31
🏙️ Population
963K
2.1M

The cost of living in Asmara is 39% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8485th and 9038th ($524 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 8376th and 7946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Rawalpindi

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Asmara Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$1015

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$490
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$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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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$439
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$328
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$372
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$354
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$374
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$456
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$335
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$344
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$376
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$319
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$406
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$344
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$312
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$500
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$407
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$378
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$469
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$599
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$358
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$360
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$430
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$371
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$476
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$397
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$286