Damascus vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$1272
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1604
🏠 One person rent
$323
$906
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$120
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
29
23
😀 Quality of life
40
30
🏙️ Population
2.69M
951K

The cost of living in Damascus is 45% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 7245th and 4589th ($706 vs $1272) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Syria vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 7855th and 8792nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Freetown

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Damascus Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$798
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$73.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
12.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$1428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$794
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$9.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$1.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$1.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$2.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$3981

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Distance City Cost of living
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
126 km or 78 mi Conakry
$1050
137 km or 85 mi Forecariah
$984
174 km or 108 mi Bo
$1231
207 km or 128 mi Boffa
$983
235 km or 146 mi Kenema
$1219
246 km or 153 mi Mamou
$1005
341 km or 212 mi Gueckedou
$998
361 km or 224 mi Monrovia
$518
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$487
439 km or 273 mi Bafata
$831
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$857
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$993
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$993
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$486
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1119
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$1109
603 km or 375 mi Greenville
$487
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$611
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$545
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$527
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1164
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$494
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$1163
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$561
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$493
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1214
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1206
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1281
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$1076
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$494
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1062
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1141
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$501
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$1100
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1140
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$1067
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$619
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$495