Damascus vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$2969
🏠 One person rent
$271
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$1499
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
25
46
😀 Quality of life
32
41
🏙️ Population
2.58M
15.1M

The cost of living in Damascus is 41% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 7105th and 4791st ($672 vs $1133) 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 0.2 months in Lagos. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 7854th and 6804th 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
$5.04
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$476
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
16.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$5.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$6.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$0.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$2.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$2307

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1019
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492