Dakar vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1221
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2879
$1492
🏠 One person rent
$571
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$158
$47.6
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
29
28
😀 Quality of life
49
39
🏙️ Population
1.44M
2.69M

The cost of living in Dakar is 82% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 4661st and 7287th ($1221 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Senegal and Syria, respectively. Check Senegal vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 6722nd and 7834th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Damascus

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Dakar Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.61
$7.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.2
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.48
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$771
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.7
$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.31%
13.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$1865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1452
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.3
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$6.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.63
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.13
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$0.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.73
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$3.82
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7252
$1711

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Rufisque
$1141
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$1140
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1084
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1088
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1060
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$516
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$541
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1062
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$598
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$630
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1031
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1044
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$895
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$662
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$872
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$999
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$964
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$962
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1067
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$999
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$1021
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$1347
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$997
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$1283
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$1007
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$1281
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$583
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$1010
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$506
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$506
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$508
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$536
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$502
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$506
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$1003
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$508
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$503
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$503
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$514
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$1099

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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