Damascus vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$904
🏠 One person rent
$225
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$141
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$306
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
25
13
😀 Quality of life
36
26
🏙️ Population
2.5M
989K

The cost of living in Damascus is 59% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 7822nd and 9038th ($583 vs $367) 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 0.8 months in Lilongwe. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 7665th and 8741st 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
$4.03
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$2.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.78
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$75.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$10.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$16.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
14.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$9504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$8.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$5.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$0.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$3.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$1424

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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 Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$335
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$332
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$332
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$326
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$337
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$363
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$970
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$338
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$327
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1176
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$957
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$761
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$852
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$784
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$992
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$457
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$645
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1210
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$993
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1165
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1121
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1238
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1236
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$689
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1107
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1014
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$691
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1144
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$722
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1127
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$837
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$795
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$953
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$777
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$581
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$600
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$734