Damascus vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$310
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$121
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
29
14
😀 Quality of life
40
30
🏙️ Population
2.69M
989K

The cost of living in Damascus is 14% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 7406th and 8027th ($675 vs $591) 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 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 7899th and 8837th 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
$9.24
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$2330

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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 Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718