Damascus vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$1168
🏠 One person rent
$271
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$256
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
25
67
😀 Quality of life
32
49
🏙️ Population
2.58M
1.01M

The cost of living in Damascus is 53% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 7105th and 8895th ($672 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Syria and Pakistan, respectively. Check Syria vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 7854th and 6293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Islamabad

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Damascus Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$3133

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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

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$376
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397