Damascus vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1020
🏠 One person rent
$310
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$155
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$98.9
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
29
71
😀 Quality of life
40
49
🏙️ Population
2.69M
11.1M

The cost of living in Damascus is 56% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 7406th and 8919th ($675 vs $432) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Syria and Pakistan, respectively. Check Syria vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 7899th and 6762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Lahore

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Damascus Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$3.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$68.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
15.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$4.44
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$42.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$1393

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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 Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$379
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323