Damascus vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Damascus	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1433	$3832
🏠 One person rent	$225	$431
🏘️ Family rent	$409	$1793
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$56.5	$1658
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	25	19
😀 Quality of life	36	56
🏙️ Population	2.5M	2.49M

The cost of living in Damascus is 44% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 7822nd and 5041st ($583 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Angola, respectively. Check Syria vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.6 months in Luanda. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 7665th and 5869th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Luanda

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	Damascus	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$60.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.52	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.29	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$382
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$3479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.9	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$90.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$140
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.93%	25.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1756	$11511
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1228	$3466
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.08	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.66	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$8.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.47	$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.87	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.59	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.85	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$131
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.3	$171
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.1	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1634	$14000

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Cities near Damascus

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 Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$887
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$829
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$813
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$827
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$749
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$733
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$771
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$702
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$510
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$509
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$511
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$561
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$829
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$510
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$767
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$890
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$677
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$934
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$697
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$825
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$958
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$824
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$866
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1242
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$866
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$687
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$717
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$961
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$567
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$749
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$462
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$990
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1300
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$683
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$953