Damascus vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Damascus	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$638	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1494	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$291	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$55.7	$333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	25	37
😀 Quality of life	34	49
🏙️ Population	2.69M	2.47M

The cost of living in Damascus is 14% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 7300th and 6726th ($638 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 7688th and 6269th 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	$5.01	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.8	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.96	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.26	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$590	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.5	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.2	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.68%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1862	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.52	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.87	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.59	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.81	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.82	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.8	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.5	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.6	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1666	$9642

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$912
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$1020
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$798
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1255
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1681
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$573
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1600
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$776
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$679
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1633
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1531
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1612
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1655
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1616
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1732
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1502
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1677
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1652
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$456
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1593
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$608
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1645
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1778
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1731
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1728
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$552
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$877
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1576
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$994
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$1902

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675