Damascus vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$989
🏠 One person rent
$310
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
29
69
😀 Quality of life
40
51
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.1M

The cost of living in Damascus is 58% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 7406th and 8928th ($675 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Syria and Pakistan, respectively. Check Syria vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 7899th and 6598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Rawalpindi

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Damascus Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$782

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$464
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$360
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$279
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$370
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$264
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$369
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$323
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$381
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$371
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$308
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$295
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$378
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$326
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$379
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$348
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$432
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$368
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$302
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$367
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$318
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$391
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$364
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$315
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$352
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$433
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$473
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$382
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$351
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$414
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$417
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$425
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$265