Damascus vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$1810
🏠 One person rent
$271
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$556
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$565
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
25
16
😀 Quality of life
32
40
🏙️ Population
2.58M
2.19M

The cost of living in Damascus is 5% less expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 7105th and 6859th ($672 vs $711) 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 0.8 months in Lome. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 7854th and 6954th 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
$5.04
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$93.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$88.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
7.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$1221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$8.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$32.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$4929

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Lome

Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$345
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$656
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$755
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$570
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$617
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$368
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$546
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$655
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$710
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$585
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$747
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1133
253 km or 157 mi Save
$644
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1019
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$652
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$652
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$412
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$546
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$759
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$699
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$656
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$774
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$704
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$635
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$537
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$658
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$886
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1015
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1164
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1012
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1036
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1011
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$846
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1686
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$651