Damascus vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2296
🏠 One person rent
$310
$536
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$75
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
29
48
😀 Quality of life
40
42
🏙️ Population
2.69M
15.1M

The cost of living in Damascus is 34% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 7406th and 5500th ($675 vs $1022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Syria and Nigeria, respectively. Check Syria vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 7899th and 7677th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Lagos

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Damascus Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1214
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
17.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$2211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$1788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$3.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$1.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$1.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$90.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$2622

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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 Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612