Damascus vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1899
🏠 One person rent
$310
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
29
16
😀 Quality of life
40
27
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.19M

The cost of living in Damascus is 16% less expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 7406th and 6752nd ($675 vs $802) 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 0.1 months in Lome. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 7899th and 8925th 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
$9.24
$3.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$3.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$80
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$46.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
9.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$64.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$4.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$54.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$4.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$3590

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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 Lome

Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$454
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$678
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$796
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$683
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$612
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$607
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$654
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$673
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$741
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$703
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$861
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1022
253 km or 157 mi Save
$650
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1017
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$673
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$675
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$562
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$664
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$759
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$665
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$682
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$775
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$659
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$538
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$578
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$655
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$594
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$878
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1075
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1198
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1066
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$922
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1063
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$785
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1555
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$618