Damascus vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Damascus Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$755
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$1774
🏠 One person rent
$291
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.7
$534
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
25
17
😀 Quality of life
34
40
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.19M

The cost of living in Damascus is 15% less expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 7300th and 6657th ($638 vs $755) 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 0.7 months in Lome. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 7688th and 6989th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Damascus vs Lome infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Damascus vs Lome

Prices for goods and services in Damascus and Lome are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Damascus Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$2.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.8
 Cappuccino
$1.26
$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$3.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$527
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$87.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$42.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.68%
7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1862
$1155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$6.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.52
$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.81
$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$2.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$20.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.5
$30.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.6
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1666
$4691

Cost of living in other countries

DamascusLome

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$912
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1020
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$798
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1255
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1681
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$573
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1600
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$776
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$679
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1531
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1655
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1616
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1732
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1502
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1652
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$456
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1593
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$608
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1645
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$552
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$877
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1576
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$994
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Lome

Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$354
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$632
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$709
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$575
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$590
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$553
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$560
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$647
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$670
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$588
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$729
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1113
253 km or 157 mi Save
$613
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1030
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$649
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$651
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$433
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$551
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$776
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$677
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$658
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$779
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$695
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$507
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$535
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$634
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$558
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$651
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$881
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$889
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$881
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1022
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$882
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$972
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$882
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$805
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1611
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$679