Damascus vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1000
🏠 One person rent
$315
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$282
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$148
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$85.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
28
69
😀 Quality of life
39
48
🏙️ Population
2.69M
11.1M

The cost of living in Damascus is 57% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 7287th and 8922nd ($671 vs $427) 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 7834th and 6783rd 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
$7.99
$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$71.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
17.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$5.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$5.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$0.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$1207

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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 Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$368
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$380
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$316
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$302
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$363
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$311
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$337
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$303
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$333
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$372
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$284
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$277
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$294
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$347
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$357
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$373
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$416
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$443
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$362
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$270
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$340
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$344
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$265
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$262
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$403
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$364
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$248
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$354
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$388
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$334