Damascus vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$310
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
63
😀 Quality of life
40
54
🏙️ Population
2.69M
14.9M

The cost of living in Damascus is 55% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7406th and 8914th ($675 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 7899th and 6414th 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
$9.24
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$1646

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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 Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561