Damascus vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$1213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$1492
🏠 One person rent
$271
$849
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$61.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$1665
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
25
22
😀 Quality of life
32
38
🏙️ Population
2.58M
951K

The cost of living in Damascus is 45% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 7105th and 4564th ($672 vs $1213) 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 1.4 months in Freetown. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 7854th and 7131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$7.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$639
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$85.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$1.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$76.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$2835

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

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Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Conakry
$1030
137 km or 85 mi Forecariah
$974
174 km or 108 mi Bo
$1138
207 km or 128 mi Boffa
$972
235 km or 146 mi Kenema
$1146
246 km or 153 mi Mamou
$994
341 km or 212 mi Gueckedou
$983
361 km or 224 mi Monrovia
$528
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$494
439 km or 273 mi Bafata
$866
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$889
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$979
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$971
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$495
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1039
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$494
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$1061
603 km or 375 mi Greenville
$494
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$569
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$520
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$488
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1062
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$496
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$1051
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$574
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$497
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1203
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1095
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1198
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$1047
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$495
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1035
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1003
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$503
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$1071
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1018
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$1034
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$649
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$498