Damascus vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1870
🏠 One person rent
$310
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$566
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$354
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
40
😀 Quality of life
40
62
🏙️ Population
2.69M
573K

The cost of living in Damascus is 13% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 7406th and 6865th ($675 vs $773) 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 7899th and 5750th 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
$9.24
$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$5.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$1958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$1097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$7353

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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

Cities near Rabat

Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi Sale
$598
13 km or 8.1 mi Temara
$671
34 km or 21 mi Kenitra
$612
63 km or 39 mi Mohammedia
$732
87 km or 54 mi Casablanca
$953
120 km or 74 mi Meknes
$589
127 km or 79 mi Khouribga
$513
169 km or 105 mi Fez
$610
177 km or 110 mi El Jadida
$558
193 km or 120 mi Beni Mellal
$482
217 km or 135 mi Tangier
$881
218 km or 135 mi Tetouan
$577
248 km or 154 mi Tarifa
$1394
250 km or 155 mi Ceuta
$1340
265 km or 165 mi Algeciras
$1041
269 km or 167 mi Los Barrios
$1212
271 km or 169 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
273 km or 170 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1187
273 km or 170 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1316
283 km or 176 mi Cadiz
$1560
287 km or 178 mi Marrakesh
$769
292 km or 181 mi Rota
$1497
295 km or 184 mi Safi
$539
304 km or 189 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
309 km or 192 mi Estepona
$1625
317 km or 197 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1295
328 km or 204 mi Marbella
$1935
337 km or 210 mi Ronda
$1003
344 km or 214 mi Fuengirola
$1537
346 km or 215 mi Olhao
$1490
347 km or 216 mi Faro
$1471
349 km or 217 mi Mijas
$1551
353 km or 219 mi Benalmadena
$1614
353 km or 219 mi Tavira
$1563
359 km or 223 mi Huelva
$1275
361 km or 224 mi Almonte
$1337
361 km or 225 mi Moguer
$1307
363 km or 226 mi Loule
$1581
364 km or 226 mi Albufeira
$1979
371 km or 231 mi Malaga
$1727