Damascus vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$323
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
29
67
😀 Quality of life
40
59
🏙️ Population
2.69M
5.55M

The cost of living in Damascus is 13% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7245th and 6736th ($706 vs $807) 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 7855th and 6034th 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
$9.98
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$10471

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795