Damascus vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Damascus	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$672	$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1612	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$271	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$56.1	$332
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	25	36
😀 Quality of life	32	48
🏙️ Population	2.58M	2.47M

The cost of living in Damascus is 2% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 7105th and 7016th ($672 vs $685) 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 0.5 months in Lusaka. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 7854th and 6308th 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	$5.04	$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5	$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.49%	21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1873	$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$880	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.1	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.24	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.99	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.95	$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.05	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.8	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.8	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.8	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1645	$5845

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$857
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1604
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$948
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$767
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1165
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1635
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$545
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1544
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1619
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$708
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$630
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1624
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1579
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1612
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1617
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1565
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1659
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1674
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1451
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1617
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1664
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1585
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1591
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1604
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1607
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1614
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$462
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1532
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$598
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1582
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1706
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1708
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1749
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1787
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$692
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$730
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1556
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$1004
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$1838

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$725
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1139
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1116
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1028
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$729
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$670
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1012
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$731
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$810
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1017
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$761
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$939
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$756
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$834
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$871
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$947
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$662
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$582
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$585
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1079
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$953
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$574
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$591
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$498
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$516
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$534
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$500
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$600
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$554
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1000
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$663
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$433
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$670