Damascus vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$1768
🏠 One person rent
$225
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$540
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$545
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
25
16
😀 Quality of life
36
40
🏙️ Population
2.5M
2.19M

The cost of living in Damascus is 14% less expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 7822nd and 6964th ($583 vs $678) 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 7665th and 7143rd 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
$4.03
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.81
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$90.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
7.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$1203
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$3.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$8.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$31.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$6625

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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 Lome

Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$353
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$616
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$732
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$482
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$677
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$446
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$512
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$617
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$697
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$497
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$582
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$448
253 km or 157 mi Save
$676
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$826
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$616
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$617
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$416
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$459
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$262
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$407
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$620
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$250
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$310
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$314
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$243
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$315
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$272
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$351
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$874
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1114
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$892
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$354
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$916
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$325
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$507
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$327