Damascus vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$323
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
29
35
😀 Quality of life
40
47
🏙️ Population
2.69M
948K

The cost of living in Damascus is 9% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 7245th and 6897th ($706 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Syria vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 7855th and 6988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Dushanbe

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Damascus Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
22.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$6733

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51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$737
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$704
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$645
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$568
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$497
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$599
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$610
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$500
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$447
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$842
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$570
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$587
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$504
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$381
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$646
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$488
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$555
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$549
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$373
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$535
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$456
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$373
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$438