Damascus vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$225
$273
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$509
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$93.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
34 km
🎓 Higher education
25
52
😀 Quality of life
36
46
🏙️ Population
2.5M
1.68M

The cost of living in Damascus is 11% less expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 7822nd and 7156th ($583 vs $654) 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 7665th and 6597th 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
$4.03
$2.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$32.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
19.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$9242
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$3.77
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$2.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$16.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$39.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$4869

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Kampala

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Kira Town
$600
32 km or 20 mi Entebbe
$547
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$542
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$557
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$557
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$424
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$441
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$556
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$543
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$748
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$405
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$493
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$747
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$599
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$553
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$745
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$677
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$575
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$439
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$449
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$539
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$572
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$566
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$458
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$448
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$446
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$646
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$445
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$554
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$498
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$453
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$739
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$530
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$493
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$448
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$524
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$776
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$486
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$449
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$571