Brazzaville vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazzaville Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$595
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1428
$1492
🏠 One person rent
$252
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.2
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$47.6
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
19
28
😀 Quality of life
37
39
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.69M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 11% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 7864th and 7287th ($595 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and Syria, respectively. Check the Congo vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 8178th and 7834th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Damascus

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Brazzaville Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.66
$7.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.52%
13.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1607
$1865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$994
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.6
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$6.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$3.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$0.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.4
$3.82
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.24
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$31
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.3
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4006
$1711

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Kinshasa
$1148
59 km or 37 mi Kinkala
$538
119 km or 74 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$864
193 km or 120 mi Madingou
$536
221 km or 137 mi Kayes
$536
252 km or 157 mi Gamboma
$536
264 km or 164 mi Matadi
$893
304 km or 189 mi Boma
$871
370 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$706
383 km or 238 mi Pointe-Noire
$585
401 km or 249 mi Kikwit
$928
424 km or 264 mi N'zeto
$853
465 km or 289 mi Ambriz
$946
556 km or 346 mi Luanda
$1116
586 km or 364 mi Mbandaka
$836
656 km or 408 mi Tshikapa
$993
814 km or 506 mi Kananga
$1029
823 km or 511 mi Port-Gentil
$660
829 km or 515 mi Libreville
$708
917 km or 570 mi Bata
$1241
920 km or 572 mi Lobito
$684
943 km or 586 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
944 km or 586 mi Benguela
$719
946 km or 588 mi Huambo
$606
950 km or 591 mi Berberati
$494
953 km or 592 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
973 km or 605 mi Gemena
$808
979 km or 608 mi Luena
$682
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$671
1000 km or 621 mi Gandajika
$885
1027 km or 638 mi Bangui
$526
1073 km or 667 mi Bumba
$858
1079 km or 670 mi Sao Tome
$1046
1084 km or 673 mi Trindade
$1044
1114 km or 692 mi Douala
$1363
1141 km or 709 mi Limbe
$755
1148 km or 713 mi Malabo
$1413
1154 km or 717 mi Buea
$665
1183 km or 735 mi Kumba
$849
1189 km or 739 mi Kindu
$793

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