Damascus vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$962
🏠 One person rent
$315
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
28
68
😀 Quality of life
39
50
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.1M

The cost of living in Damascus is 61% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 7287th and 8945th ($671 vs $416) 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 7834th and 6592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$138
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$63.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$114
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
21.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$9.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$1.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$3.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$12.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$43.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$764

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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 Rawalpindi

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$443
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$344
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$277
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$354
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$265
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$351
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$320
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$364
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$334
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$376
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$363
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$311
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$284
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$302
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$372
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$316
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$368
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$333
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$427
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$354
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$294
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$351
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$303
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$380
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$350
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$393
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$337
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$401
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$458
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$362
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$347
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$421
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$403
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$396
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$373
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$270