Dakar vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1179
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3311
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$550
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$1412
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
29
25
😀 Quality of life
51
36
🏙️ Population
1.44M
2.5M

The cost of living in Dakar is 102% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 4491st and 7822nd ($1179 vs $583) 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 0.3 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 6249th and 7665th 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
$6.25
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.2
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.23
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$1.51
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$835
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2528
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$931
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$30.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.24%
11.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$1756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1395
$1228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.6
$2.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$9.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.48
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.32
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$3.85
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.7
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$94.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$1634

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Rufisque
$1067
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$1009
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1068
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1081
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1070
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$441
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$486
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1061
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$556
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$584
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1049
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$799
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$618
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$778
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$968
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$692
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$692
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1024
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$971
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$989
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$751
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$749
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$689
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$975
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$689
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$518
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$977
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$471
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$471
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$472
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$501
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$470
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$470
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$972
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$471
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$469
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$469
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$479
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$976

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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