Damascus vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$271
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$1724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
25
62
😀 Quality of life
32
39
🏙️ Population
2.58M
1.27M

The cost of living in Damascus is 31% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7105th and 5883rd ($672 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Syria and South Africa, respectively. Check Syria vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 7854th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$4830

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045