Damascus vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$2043
🏠 One person rent
$315
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
28
68
😀 Quality of life
39
58
🏙️ Population
2.69M
5.55M

The cost of living in Damascus is 17% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7287th and 6622nd ($671 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.2 months in Nairobi. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 7834th and 6071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Nairobi

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Damascus Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.45
🥤 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
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$6.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$8707

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820