Damascus vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$323
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$142
😷 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 68% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7245th and 8923rd ($706 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.3 months in Karachi. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 7855th and 6375th 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
$9.98
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$1476

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525