Damascus vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$1102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$2443
🏠 One person rent
$315
$618
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$1083
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$87.1
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
28
47
😀 Quality of life
39
41
🏙️ Population
2.69M
15.1M

The cost of living in Damascus is 39% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 7287th and 4957th ($671 vs $1102) 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 7834th and 7632nd 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
$7.99
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$1460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
19.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$1908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$5.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$5.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$2.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$1.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$78.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$2304

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Cities near Damascus

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 Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1013
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576