Damascus vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$315
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$132
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
28
63
😀 Quality of life
39
54
🏙️ Population
2.69M
14.9M

The cost of living in Damascus is 56% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7287th and 8915th ($671 vs $430) 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 0.3 months in Karachi. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 7834th and 6371st 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
$7.99
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$1491

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558