Damascus vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$994
🏠 One person rent
$225
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$326
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
25
69
😀 Quality of life
36
51
🏙️ Population
2.5M
11.1M

The cost of living in Damascus is 51% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 7822nd and 8998th ($583 vs $386) 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 0.5 months in Lahore. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 7665th and 6245th 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
$4.03
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.55
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$4.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$1054

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$337
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352