Damascus vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1994
🏠 One person rent
$310
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
29
67
😀 Quality of life
40
58
🏙️ Population
2.69M
5.55M

The cost of living in Damascus is 15% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7406th and 6763rd ($675 vs $797) 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 0.3 months in Nairobi. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 7899th and 6139th 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
$9.24
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$39.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$1677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.5
🍾 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
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$9106

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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
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810