Damascus vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$1744
🏠 One person rent
$271
$316
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$635
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
34 km
🎓 Higher education
25
52
😀 Quality of life
32
44
🏙️ Population
2.58M
1.68M

The cost of living in Damascus is 5% less expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 7105th and 6887th ($672 vs $707) 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 0.3 months in Kampala. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 7854th and 6586th 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
$5.04
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$2.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$927
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$40.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
22.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$1164
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$6.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$34
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$4412

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Kampala

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Kira Town
$643
32 km or 20 mi Entebbe
$559
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$511
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$581
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$583
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$483
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$518
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$579
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$568
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$784
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$460
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$466
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$768
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$622
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$576
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$760
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$723
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$598
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$493
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$509
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$545
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$587
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$579
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$441
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$509
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$509
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$745
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$510
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$559
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$520
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$508
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$723
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$571
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$546
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$509
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$482
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$763
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$535
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$509
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$543