Damascus vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$271
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
25
30
😀 Quality of life
32
25
🏙️ Population
2.58M
42.7K

The cost of living in Damascus is 26% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 7105th and 8393rd ($672 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Syria and Kenya, respectively. Check Syria vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 7854th and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Meru

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Damascus Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.33
 Cappuccino
$1.27
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$8360

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545