Damascus vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1928
🏠 One person rent
$315
$320
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
28
16
😀 Quality of life
39
23
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.19M

The cost of living in Damascus is 20% less expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 7287th and 6522nd ($671 vs $835) 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 7834th and 9029th 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
$7.99
$3.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.94
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$1269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$473
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$9.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$7.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$5.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$4.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$50.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$93.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$3507

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Lome

Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$417
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$684
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$793
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$652
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$598
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$600
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$630
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$699
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$743
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$668
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$822
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1102
253 km or 157 mi Save
$646
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1013
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$703
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$705
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$532
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$631
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$752
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$664
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$712
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$778
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$705
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$644
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$632
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$664
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$926
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1066
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1224
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1057
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1051
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1057
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$878
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1774
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$676