Damascus vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$1272
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2761
🏠 One person rent
$323
$671
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$981
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$443
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$46.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$393
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
29
8
😀 Quality of life
40
30
🏙️ Population
2.69M
297K

The cost of living in Damascus is 45% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 7245th and 4590th ($706 vs $1272) 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 2nd in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 7855th and 8772nd 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
$9.98
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$8.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$896
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
6.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$649
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$5.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$5.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$6717

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Malabo

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$738
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$627
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1156
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$821
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$373
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$591
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$559
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1209
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$773
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$759
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1364
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$699
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$666
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$564
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$693
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$795
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$743
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$786
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1011
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1013
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$627
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$698
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$531
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$488
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1375
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$670
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$575
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$551
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$946
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$658
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$760
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$692
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$639
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$518
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$995
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$672
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$768
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$830
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$323