Damascus vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Damascus	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1514	$1462
🏠 One person rent	$310	$253
🏘️ Family rent	$498	$418
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.5	$51
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$48.3	$224
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	8
😀 Quality of life	40	41
🏙️ Population	2.69M	604K

The cost of living in Damascus is 12% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 7406th and 7928th ($675 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Djibouti, respectively. Check Syria vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.4 months in Djibouti City. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 7899th and 7834th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Djibouti City

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	Damascus	Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.24	$4.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$268	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89	$43.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.16%	11.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$627	$886
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8	$7.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$7.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$8.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.99	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.42	$4.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$4.39	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.18	$4.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.9	$69.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$56.8	$157
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1770	$4808

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$1005
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1925
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$1106
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1353
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1973
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$676
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1870
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1929
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$842
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$753
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1917
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1770
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1873
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1934
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1894
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2000
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1981
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1766
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1960
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2027
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1936
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1911
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1949
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1940
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1909
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$385
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1856
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$740
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1930
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$2071
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2061
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$2103
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2098
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$2101
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$546
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$978
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1887
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$1013
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$2207

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$571
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$570
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$572
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$509
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$514
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$526
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$712
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1152
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1156
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1153
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$504
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$491
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$494
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$1022
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$492
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$551
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$810
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1269
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$498
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$491
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$497
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$531
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$863
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$1017
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$865
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$498
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$996
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$493
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$902
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$775
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$893
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$931
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$906
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$743
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$771
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$964