Damascus vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1804
🏠 One person rent
$323
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$420
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
29
16
😀 Quality of life
40
28
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.19M

The cost of living in Damascus is 7% less expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 7245th and 6976th ($706 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Togo, respectively. Check Syria vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.2 months in Lome. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 7855th and 8853rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Lome

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Damascus Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$4.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$219
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$1549
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$8.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.2
🍞 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
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$1.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$3512

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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 Lome

Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$500
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$665
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$830
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$727
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$596
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$583
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$697
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$657
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$768
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$762
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$927
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$946
253 km or 157 mi Save
$654
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$995
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$656
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$656
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$606
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$714
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$658
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$639
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$661
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$670
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$575
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$666
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$518
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$488
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$627
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$531
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$786
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1049
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1185
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1043
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$795
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1044
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$693
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1364
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$559