Damascus vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$1738
🏠 One person rent
$291
$314
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$645
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.7
$178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
34 km
🎓 Higher education
25
53
😀 Quality of life
34
44
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.68M

The cost of living in Damascus is 9% less expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 7300th and 6903rd ($638 vs $698) 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 7688th and 6624th 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
$5.01
$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.26
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$1184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$387
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.68%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1862
$1111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$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
$0.62
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.52
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.81
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.5
$33.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.6
$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1666
$4369

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$912
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1020
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$798
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1255
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1681
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$573
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1600
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$776
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$679
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1531
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1655
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1616
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1732
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1502
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1652
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$456
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1593
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$608
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1645
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$552
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$877
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1576
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$994
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Kampala

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Kira Town
$646
32 km or 20 mi Entebbe
$558
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$562
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$602
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$605
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$490
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$522
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$594
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$573
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$801
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$483
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$625
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$785
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$613
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$585
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$768
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$771
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$492
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$500
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$650
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$518
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$381
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$479
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$413
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$648
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$648
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$760
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$651
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$496
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$513
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$648
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$759
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$589
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$719
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$648
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$408
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$803
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$541
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$647
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$638