Damascus vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1665
🏠 One person rent
$310
$951
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$609
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$103
😷 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 49% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 7406th and 4528th ($675 vs $1323) 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 2nd in Sierra Leone, while ranked 7899th and 8841st 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
$9.24
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$798
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$86.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$10
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$97.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$3659

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Conakry
$1058
137 km or 85 mi Forecariah
$993
174 km or 108 mi Bo
$1257
207 km or 128 mi Boffa
$990
235 km or 146 mi Kenema
$1257
246 km or 153 mi Mamou
$1016
341 km or 212 mi Gueckedou
$1004
361 km or 224 mi Monrovia
$535
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$503
439 km or 273 mi Bafata
$852
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$878
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$1001
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$999
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$501
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1127
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$502
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$1108
603 km or 375 mi Greenville
$502
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$605
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$537
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$518
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1178
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$507
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$1176
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$583
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$508
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1236
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1229
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1320
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$1097
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$507
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1079
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1145
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$515
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$1124
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1147
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$1092
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$619
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$508