Cairo vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$193
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
83
25
😀 Quality of life
59
36
🏙️ Population
9.61M
2.5M

The cost of living in Cairo is 6% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 8130th and 7822nd ($549 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Egypt and Syria, respectively. Check Egypt vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 5556th and 7665th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Damascus

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Cairo Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$30.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
11.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$1756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$1228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$2.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$3.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$3.85
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$94.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$1634

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Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850