Damascus vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$315
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$581
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$1672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
28
63
😀 Quality of life
39
45
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.27M

The cost of living in Damascus is 32% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7287th and 5704th ($671 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.7 months in Soweto. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 7834th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$3811

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915