Damascus vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2516
🏠 One person rent
$310
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$226
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
29
38
😀 Quality of life
40
48
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.15M

The cost of living in Damascus is 34% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 7406th and 5483rd ($675 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Syria vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 7899th and 6918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Harare

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Damascus Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
13.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$10145

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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

Cities near Harare

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$770
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$768
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$639
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$754
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$706
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$764
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$577
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$861
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$924
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$828
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$630
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$686
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$750
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$505
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$495
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$591
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$633
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$718
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$521
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$613
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1189
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1473
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$551
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1229
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$530
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$628
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1030
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$950
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1002
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1039
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$899