Damascus vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1406
🏠 One person rent
$323
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$107
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
29
14
😀 Quality of life
40
29
🏙️ Population
2.69M
989K

The cost of living in Damascus is 20% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 7245th and 8094th ($706 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Malawi, respectively. Check Syria vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 7855th and 8818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Lilongwe

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Damascus Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$23.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$2337

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$516
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$489
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$494
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$452
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$559
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$495
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$792
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$522
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$456
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1132
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1015
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$755
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$780
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$629
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$691
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$463
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$754
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$692
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$875
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$933
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1166
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1304
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1602
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$727
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1378
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$952
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$565
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1167
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$840
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$849
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1029
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$632
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$495
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813