Damascus vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1696
🏠 One person rent
$315
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$350
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$98
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
28
36
😀 Quality of life
39
50
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.47M

The cost of living in Damascus is 2% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 7287th and 7398th ($671 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 0.1 months in Lusaka. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 7834th and 6625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$7.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$64.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
25.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$2016
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$4812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$11593

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Lusaka

Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$687
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$577
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1062
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$650
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1278
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1069
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$761
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$653
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1021
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$751
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$716
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$779
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$912
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$587
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1032
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$658
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$820
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$873
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1045
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$755
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$592
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$587
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$888
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$916
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$493
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$565
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$506
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$519
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
$536
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$514
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$996
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$577
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$495
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692