Damascus vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1759
🏠 One person rent
$315
$316
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$140
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
28
35
😀 Quality of life
39
42
🏙️ Population
2.69M
863K

The cost of living in Damascus is 6% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 7287th and 7031st ($671 vs $712) 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 7834th and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$52.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
25.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$1032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$3.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$7848

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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
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$680
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$674
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$658
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$555
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$475
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$600
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$650
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$603
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$428
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$620
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$626
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$512
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$404
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$844
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$680
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$648
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$754
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$432
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$562
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$451
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$433
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$525
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$458
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$354
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$615
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$480
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$351
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$468
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$401
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$396
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$334
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$354
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$393