Damascus vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$310
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$1331
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
29
93
😀 Quality of life
40
84
🏙️ Population
2.69M
9M

The cost of living in Damascus is 31% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 7406th and 5802nd ($675 vs $981) 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 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 7899th and 520th 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
$9.24
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$3532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$1566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$6.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$10356

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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 Kuala Lumpur

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$831
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$750
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$627
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$664
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$762
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$678
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$736
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$701
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$788
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$513
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$696
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$588
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$780
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$572
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$770
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$640
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$740
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$495
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$792
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$838
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$663
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3119
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2806
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$551
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$461
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$533
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$458
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$564
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$628
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$634
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$451
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$622
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$790