Damascus vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$271
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
25
44
😀 Quality of life
32
55
🏙️ Population
2.58M
4.72M

The cost of living in Damascus is 7% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 7105th and 6805th ($672 vs $722) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Syria and Tanzania, respectively. Check Syria vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 7854th and 5882nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$2.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.91
 Cappuccino
$1.27
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$58.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$5041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$5974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$10.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$8603

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$736
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509