Damascus vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$887
🏠 One person rent
$323
$123
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$200
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$153
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$30.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$128
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
29
83
😀 Quality of life
40
60
🏙️ Population
2.69M
4.46M

The cost of living in Damascus is 98% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 7245th and 9046th ($706 vs $356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Syria and Egypt, respectively. Check Syria vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.4 months in Giza. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 7855th and 5867th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Giza

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Damascus Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$1.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$135
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$81.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$10.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$15.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
21.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$1198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$2.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$3.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$4.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$1.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$1.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$10.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$1.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$16.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$94.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$2487

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Cities near Damascus

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

Cities near Giza

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Cairo
$483
14 km or 8.4 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
22 km or 14 mi Helwan
$374
50 km or 31 mi Benha
$314
63 km or 39 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
68 km or 42 mi Zagazig
$325
87 km or 54 mi Faiyum
$315
88 km or 55 mi Tanta
$267
106 km or 66 mi Beni Suef
$271
106 km or 66 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
117 km or 73 mi Mansoura
$307
120 km or 74 mi Ismailia
$279
128 km or 79 mi Suez
$288
136 km or 84 mi Damanhur
$267
163 km or 101 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
167 km or 104 mi Damietta
$294
172 km or 107 mi Port Said
$288
181 km or 113 mi Alexandria
$366
219 km or 136 mi Minya
$324
314 km or 195 mi Asyut
$264
352 km or 219 mi Gaza
$862
355 km or 221 mi Ofakim
$2038
358 km or 223 mi Netivot
$2145
361 km or 225 mi Dahab
$429
365 km or 227 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 227 mi Sderot
$2133
370 km or 230 mi Ashkelon
$1845
370 km or 230 mi Aqaba
$818
370 km or 230 mi Beersheba
$1810
372 km or 231 mi Rahat
$2060
378 km or 235 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
384 km or 238 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
384 km or 238 mi Ashdod
$2305
384 km or 239 mi Dimona
$2014
386 km or 240 mi Sohag
$375
388 km or 241 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
395 km or 246 mi Yavne
$2354
398 km or 247 mi Hurghada
$334
401 km or 249 mi Dura
$1149