Damascus vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$799
🏠 One person rent
$225
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
25
67
😀 Quality of life
36
35
🏙️ Population
2.5M
2.1M

The cost of living in Damascus is 76% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 7822nd and 9155th ($583 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 7665th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$1496

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282