Damascus vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$2551
🏠 One person rent
$225
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$440
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
25
37
😀 Quality of life
36
47
🏙️ Population
2.5M
2.15M

The cost of living in Damascus is 39% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 7822nd and 5620th ($583 vs $957) 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 0.5 months in Harare. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 7665th and 6463rd 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
$4.03
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$39.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$35.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$117
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$5.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$38.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$7309

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$852
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$761
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$784
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$645
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$722
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$837
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$993
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$970
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$777
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$795
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1014
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$363
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$332
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$327
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$367
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$550
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$326
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$734
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$332
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$335
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1210
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$992
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1238
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1236
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$511
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$554
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1107
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$337
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$605
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1121
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$338
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$952
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866