Damascus vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1679
🏠 One person rent
$315
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$495
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
34 km
🎓 Higher education
28
57
😀 Quality of life
39
49
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.68M

The cost of living in Damascus is 7% less expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 7287th and 7003rd ($671 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Uganda, respectively. Check Syria vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.2 months in Kampala. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 7834th and 6747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Kampala

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Damascus Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$43.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
20.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$1201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$1048
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$4.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$4.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$17.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$44.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$3783

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Kampala

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Kira Town
$658
32 km or 20 mi Entebbe
$578
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$582
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$623
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$654
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$511
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$543
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$627
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$567
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$833
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$528
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$656
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$820
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$597
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$617
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$804
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$758
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$499
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$503
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$687
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$524
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$396
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$491
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$412
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$686
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$687
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$811
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$689
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$505
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$527
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$689
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$803
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$460
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$754
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$688
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$420
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$842
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$549
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$688
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$612