Damascus vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1784
🏠 One person rent
$310
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$381
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$113
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
29
35
😀 Quality of life
40
50
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.47M

The cost of living in Damascus is 2% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 7406th and 7322nd ($675 vs $686) 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 7899th and 6732nd 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
$9.24
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
25.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$1955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$4123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$38.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$6.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$13300

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Lusaka

Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$750
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$613
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1189
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$639
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1473
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1229
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$754
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$718
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1024
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$770
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$706
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$768
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1030
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$577
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1039
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$630
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$828
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$861
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1039
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$764
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$591
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$633
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1002
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$924
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$495
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$530
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$505
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$521
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$458
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$496
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$527
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$551
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$628
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$469
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692