Damascus vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1926
🏠 One person rent
$315
$343
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$589
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$61.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
28
39
😀 Quality of life
39
63
🏙️ Population
2.69M
573K

The cost of living in Damascus is 15% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 7287th and 6705th ($671 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.5 months in Rabat. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 7834th and 5559th 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
$7.99
$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$5.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$1784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$1032
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$8.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$9.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$28
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$157
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$7282

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Cities near Damascus

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 Rabat

Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi Sale
$619
13 km or 8.1 mi Temara
$680
34 km or 21 mi Kenitra
$604
63 km or 39 mi Mohammedia
$721
87 km or 54 mi Casablanca
$936
120 km or 74 mi Meknes
$578
127 km or 79 mi Khouribga
$501
169 km or 105 mi Fez
$610
177 km or 110 mi El Jadida
$557
193 km or 120 mi Beni Mellal
$477
217 km or 135 mi Tangier
$863
218 km or 135 mi Tetouan
$565
248 km or 154 mi Tarifa
$1287
250 km or 155 mi Ceuta
$1312
265 km or 165 mi Algeciras
$987
269 km or 167 mi Los Barrios
$1157
271 km or 169 mi Gibraltar City
$2429
273 km or 170 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
273 km or 170 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1268
283 km or 176 mi Cadiz
$1501
287 km or 178 mi Marrakesh
$765
292 km or 181 mi Rota
$1500
295 km or 184 mi Safi
$548
304 km or 189 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$989
309 km or 192 mi Estepona
$1666
317 km or 197 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1274
328 km or 204 mi Marbella
$1924
337 km or 210 mi Ronda
$980
344 km or 214 mi Fuengirola
$1489
346 km or 215 mi Olhao
$1401
347 km or 216 mi Faro
$1380
349 km or 217 mi Mijas
$1511
353 km or 219 mi Benalmadena
$1584
353 km or 219 mi Tavira
$1504
359 km or 223 mi Huelva
$1265
361 km or 224 mi Almonte
$1316
361 km or 225 mi Moguer
$1298
363 km or 226 mi Loule
$1512
364 km or 226 mi Albufeira
$1910
371 km or 231 mi Malaga
$1617