Bissau vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bissau Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$895
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2176
$1492
🏠 One person rent
$397
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$50
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$124
$47.6
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
4
28
😀 Quality of life
18
39
🏙️ Population
492K
2.69M

The cost of living in Bissau is 33% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 6252nd and 7287th ($895 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea-Bissau and Syria, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 9139th and 7834th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Damascus

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Bissau Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$7.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.94
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.75%
13.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1518
$1865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$928
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.4
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.15
$6.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.77
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.72
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$0.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$3.82
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.7
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$761
$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2302
$1711

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Distance City Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi Bafata
$872
109 km or 68 mi Ziguinchor
$1031
135 km or 84 mi Kolda
$1044
194 km or 120 mi Brikama
$598
204 km or 127 mi Lamin
$541
207 km or 128 mi Banjul
$516
254 km or 158 mi Boffa
$999
259 km or 161 mi Kaolack
$1088
287 km or 179 mi Fatick
$1084
333 km or 207 mi Conakry
$1067
355 km or 221 mi Thies
$1140
357 km or 222 mi Forecariah
$999
366 km or 227 mi Rufisque
$1141
378 km or 235 mi Dakar
$1221
417 km or 259 mi Mamou
$1021
423 km or 263 mi Louga
$1060
456 km or 283 mi Freetown
$1347
474 km or 295 mi Saint-Louis
$1062
518 km or 322 mi Rosso
$630
605 km or 376 mi Bo
$1283
655 km or 407 mi Kenema
$1281
693 km or 430 mi Nouakchott
$662
701 km or 436 mi Gueckedou
$1010
706 km or 439 mi Kankan
$1007
811 km or 504 mi Monrovia
$536
826 km or 513 mi Kakata
$502
831 km or 516 mi Bamako
$583
872 km or 542 mi Nzerekore
$1003
879 km or 546 mi Koulikoro
$506
885 km or 550 mi Bougouni
$508
903 km or 561 mi Banamba
$506
906 km or 563 mi Sanniquellie
$503
908 km or 564 mi Yekepa
$503
921 km or 572 mi Praia
$964
944 km or 586 mi Assomada
$962
1027 km or 638 mi Segou
$506
1048 km or 651 mi Greenville
$502
1052 km or 654 mi Markala
$508
1083 km or 673 mi Sikasso
$514
1121 km or 697 mi Korhogo
$1099

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108