Damascus vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$720
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$2111
🏠 One person rent
$225
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
25
44
😀 Quality of life
36
55
🏙️ Population
2.5M
4.72M

The cost of living in Damascus is 19% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 7822nd and 6696th ($583 vs $720) 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 7665th and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$7.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$5163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$6621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$3.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$3.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$14488

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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

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71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$762
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$706
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$600
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$622
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$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449