Damascus vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$271
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
25
69
😀 Quality of life
32
46
🏙️ Population
2.58M
11.1M

The cost of living in Damascus is 66% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 7105th and 8968th ($672 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.4 months in Lahore. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 7854th and 6453rd 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
$5.04
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$1046

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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 Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$376
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$500
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$308
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$280
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$335
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$310
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$378
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$312
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$319
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$373
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$344
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$407
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$430
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$344
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$456
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$328
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$360
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$358
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$397
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$376
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$439
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$358
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$286
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$388
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$323
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$252
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$371
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$294
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$328
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$284
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$374
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$280
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$372
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$375
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$338