Damascus vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$389
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$1027
🏠 One person rent
$225
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$140
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$33.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$221
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
25
67
😀 Quality of life
36
51
🏙️ Population
2.5M
1.01M

The cost of living in Damascus is 50% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 7822nd and 8988th ($583 vs $389) 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 7665th and 6200th 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
$4.03
$1.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.18
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$85.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$397
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$57.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$88
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$15.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
19.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$5.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$4.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$4.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$4.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$1.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$3.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$16.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$51.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$1443

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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
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$331
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$238
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$278
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$335
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$281
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$311
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$352
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$307
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$277
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$330
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$303
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$298
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$399
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$240
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$344
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$268
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$337
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$347
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$289
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$386
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$364
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$337
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$508
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$260
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$399
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$290
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$449
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$394
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$567
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$328
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$338
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$448
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$307
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$455
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$437
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$401