Damascus vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$323
$415
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$700
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$223
😷 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 30% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 7245th and 5463rd ($706 vs $1015) 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 7855th and 6892nd 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
$9.98
$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$9.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$23.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$37.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$8948

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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 Harare

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875