Damascus vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1344
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2912
🏠 One person rent
$310
$726
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$1094
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$46.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$419
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
29
8
😀 Quality of life
40
31
🏙️ Population
2.69M
297K

The cost of living in Damascus is 50% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 7406th and 4477th ($675 vs $1344) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Syria vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.3 months in Malabo. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 7899th and 8777th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Malabo

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Damascus Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$9.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.56
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$922
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$400
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$730
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$203
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$8.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$6.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$5.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$5.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$6284

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Cities near Damascus

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 Malabo

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$750
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$641
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1254
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$834
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$386
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$601
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$618
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1239
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$849
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$750
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1555
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$687
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$668
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$587
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$785
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$922
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$745
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$878
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1042
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1042
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$655
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$699
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$594
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$578
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1551
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$775
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$659
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$550
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1022
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$759
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$830
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$785
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$665
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$538
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1017
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$750
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$741
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$796
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$353