Damascus vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2754
🏠 One person rent
$310
$522
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$894
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$1761
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
29
73
😀 Quality of life
40
65
🏙️ Population
2.69M
4.8M

The cost of living in Damascus is 42% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7406th and 4839th ($675 vs $1171) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Syria and South Africa, respectively. Check Syria vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 7899th and 5190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Johannesburg

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Damascus Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$5808

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Cities near Damascus

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 Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1089
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$958
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1057
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$892
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$792
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$967
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1049
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$765
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$1017
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$791
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$910
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$899
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$826
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$875
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$826
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$901
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$697
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$731
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$694
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$652
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$912
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$662
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$511
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$681
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$763
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$630
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$551
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$927
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$916
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$966
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$948
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$633
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$950