Damascus vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$310
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$415
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
29
27
😀 Quality of life
40
32
🏙️ Population
2.69M
42.7K

The cost of living in Damascus is 24% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 7406th and 8447th ($675 vs $542) 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 7899th and 8725th 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
$9.24
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$9031

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$455
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$797
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$419
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$508
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544