Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 8.9% cheaper than Asmara.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 31.7% less for restaurants
Asmara
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$4.32
PKR1,200.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$0.32
PKR88.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$0.23
PKR63.30
|
|
pay 42.0% less for groceries
Asmara
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.66
PKR183.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$2.60
PKR721.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$3.29
PKR914.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.24
PKR344.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$1.68
PKR467.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$0.50
PKR138.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.39
PKR107.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$0.42
PKR117.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$0.23
PKR64.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.16
PKR44.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.24
PKR66.36
|
|
pay 47.1% less for transportation
Asmara
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$3.86
PKR1,072.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$5.40
PKR1,500.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$18,008.34
PKR5,002,638.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$4.12
PKR1,144.60
|
|
pay 2.7% more for housing
Asmara
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$17.19
PKR4,774.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$165.35
PKR45,933.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$99.57
PKR27,660.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$72.07
PKR20,021.34
|
|
pay 46.9% more for childcare
Asmara
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$53.93
PKR14,982.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$1,305.75
PKR362,732.96
|
|
pay 76.1% more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.98
PKR550.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$1.83
PKR509.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$20.36
PKR5,656.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$3.60
PKR1,000.53
|
|
pay 67.5% less for clothing
Asmara
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$17.87
PKR4,964.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$24.09
PKR6,691.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$72.47
PKR20,130.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$37.96
PKR10,543.82
|
|
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