Damascus vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1089
🏠 One person rent
$310
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
29
70
😀 Quality of life
40
50
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.01M

The cost of living in Damascus is 45% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 7406th and 8843rd ($675 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.3 months in Islamabad. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 7899th and 6696th 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
$9.24
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$64
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$99.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
16.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$1495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$4.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$1.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$3118

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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 Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379