Dakar vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1281
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3018
$1602
🏠 One person rent
$623
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$1055
$531
🍽️ Food expenses
$404
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$171
$45
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
31
29
😀 Quality of life
52
40
🏙️ Population
1.44M
2.69M

The cost of living in Dakar is 81% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 4568th and 7245th ($1281 vs $706) 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 6494th and 7855th 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
$8.04
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$401
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$724
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.63%
14.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$1741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1482
$605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.1
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$3.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$5.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$5.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$65
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$1772

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Rufisque
$1206
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$1214
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1163
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1164
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1141
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$527
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$545
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1140
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$611
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$619
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1109
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1119
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$857
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$653
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$831
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$983
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$987
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$979
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1050
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$984
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$1005
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$1272
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$979
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$1231
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$993
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$1219
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$998
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$494
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$493
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$494
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$518
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$487
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$495
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$993
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$495
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$487
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$486
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$501
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$1076

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347