Damascus vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Damascus Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$310
$304
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$476
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$52.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$90.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
29
23
😀 Quality of life
40
26
🏙️ Population
2.69M
234K

The cost of living in Damascus is 9% less expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 7406th and 7034th ($675 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Syria and Benin, respectively. Check Syria vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.1 months in Porto-Novo. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 7899th and 8958th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Damascus vs Porto-Novo

Prices for goods and services in Damascus and Porto-Novo are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Damascus Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$110
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
12.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$6.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$5806

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Damascus

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

Cities near Porto-Novo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cotonou
$796
87 km or 54 mi Lagos
$1022
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$612
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$1017
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$802
173 km or 108 mi Save
$650
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$759
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$673
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$665
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$678
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$454
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$775
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$683
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$659
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$673
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$578
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$607
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$654
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$538
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$703
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$675
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$861
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$655
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$594
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$878
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$682
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$922
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$562
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$664
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$785
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$1555
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$612
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$618
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$587
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$601
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$849
556 km or 346 mi Minna
$785
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1551