Damascus vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$315
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
28
29
😀 Quality of life
39
32
🏙️ Population
2.69M
42.7K

The cost of living in Damascus is 22% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 7287th and 8291st ($671 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.7 months in Meru. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 7834th and 8680th 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
$7.99
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$8839

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51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$460
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$811
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$420
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$503
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524