Asmara vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$989
🏠 One person rent
$222
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
9
69
😀 Quality of life
18
51
🏙️ Population
963K
2.1M

The cost of living in Asmara is 24% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8533rd and 8928th ($531 vs $427) 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 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 9169th and 6598th 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
$3.29
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$782

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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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$464
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$360
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$279
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$370
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$264
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$369
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$323
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$381
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$371
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$308
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$295
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$378
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$326
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$379
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$348
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$432
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$368
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$302
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$367
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$318
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$391
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$364
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$315
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$352
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$433
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$473
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$382
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$351
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$414
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$417
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$425
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$265