Damascus vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$310
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$541
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
34 km
🎓 Higher education
29
54
😀 Quality of life
40
48
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.68M

The cost of living in Damascus is 7% less expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 7406th and 7132nd ($675 vs $722) 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 7899th and 6923rd 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
$9.24
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$777
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$49.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$45.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
20.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$1211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$1013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$5.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$4.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$4.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$7.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$43
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$4366

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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 Kampala

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Kira Town
$670
32 km or 20 mi Entebbe
$563
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$593
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$624
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$651
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$505
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$533
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$627
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$572
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$825
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$520
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$623
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$810
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$620
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$617
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$798
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$811
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$518
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$508
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$691
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$544
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$395
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$507
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$409
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$692
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$693
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$797
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$694
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$517
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$528
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$693
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$798
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$455
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$759
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$691
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$419
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$839
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$542
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$691
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$602