Damascus vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2003
🏠 One person rent
$323
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$130
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
29
35
😀 Quality of life
40
51
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.47M

The cost of living in Damascus is 9% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 7245th and 6881st ($706 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Syria and Zambia, respectively. Check Syria vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 7855th and 6622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Lusaka

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Damascus Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$8.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$63.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
24.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$1971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$4422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$21.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$15258

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Lusaka

Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$849
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$692
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691