Damascus vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Damascus	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1433	$1844
🏠 One person rent	$225	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$409	$717
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$56.5	$503
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	25	40
😀 Quality of life	36	58
🏙️ Population	2.5M	573K

The cost of living in Damascus is 19% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 7822nd and 6711th ($583 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Syria and Morocco, respectively. Check Syria vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.7 months in Rabat. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Rabat ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 7665th and 5615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Rabat

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	Damascus	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.52	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$3.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.29	$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.9	$25.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.93%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1756	$2099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1228	$1292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.08	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$8.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.66	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.47	$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.87	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.59	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.85	$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.3	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.1	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1634	$3292

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$882
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1673
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$982
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$770
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1195
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1622
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$633
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1427
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1633
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$625
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1635
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1617
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1645
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1622
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1570
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1660
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1689
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1447
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1619
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1674
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1610
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1594
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1601
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1594
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1660
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$528
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1467
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$602
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1567
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1744
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1728
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1718
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1746
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1725
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$679
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$849
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1593
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$981
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$1850

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$574
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$627
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$826
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$424
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$437
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$529
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$503
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$445
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$661
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$504
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1119
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1091
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$932
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1178
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2299
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1174
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1199
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1129
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$609
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1159
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$470
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$905
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1314
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1124
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1774
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1254
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1321
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1328
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1318
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1357
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1480
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1385
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1101
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1158
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1123
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1494
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$2218
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1435