Damascus vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Damascus	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$706	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1602	$2788
🏠 One person rent	$323	$547
🏘️ Family rent	$531	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$45	$420
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	29	73
😀 Quality of life	40	60
🏙️ Population	2.69M	4.8M

The cost of living in Damascus is 41% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7245th and 4745th ($706 vs $1204) 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 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 7855th and 5850th 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	$9.98	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$529	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.3	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.35%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1741	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$605	$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.12	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.2	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.42	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.45	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.14	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.65	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.92	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$5.04	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$65	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1772	$5103

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Cities near Damascus

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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965