Damascus vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$2068
🏠 One person rent
$315
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$605
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
28
45
😀 Quality of life
39
59
🏙️ Population
2.69M
4.72M

The cost of living in Damascus is 16% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 7287th and 6675th ($671 vs $799) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 7834th and 6017th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$84.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$1361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$6.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$87.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$40.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$435
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$17749

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687