Damascus vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$995
🏠 One person rent
$225
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
25
63
😀 Quality of life
36
53
🏙️ Population
2.5M
14.9M

The cost of living in Damascus is 40% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7822nd and 8902nd ($583 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Pakistan, respectively. Check Syria vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 7665th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Karachi

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Damascus Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$1093

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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 Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546