Damascus vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$1984
🏠 One person rent
$291
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.7
$1392
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
25
93
😀 Quality of life
34
77
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.98M

The cost of living in Damascus is 21% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 7300th and 6403rd ($638 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Malaysia, respectively. Check Syria vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 7688th and 811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Kuala Lumpur

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Damascus Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$4.64
☕ Cappuccino
$1.26
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.68%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1862
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$1427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.52
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.81
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.5
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.6
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1666
$8723

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Cities near Damascus

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 Kuala Lumpur

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$714
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$645
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$532
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$585
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$670
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$604
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$669
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$631
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$682
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$543
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$628
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$529
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$703
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$695
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$679
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$565
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$619
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$542
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$620
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$759
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$605
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3059
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2788
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$485
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$481
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$539
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$470
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$490
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$506
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$536
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$560
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$461
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$570
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$719