Damascus vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$310
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
29
63
😀 Quality of life
40
48
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.27M

The cost of living in Damascus is 36% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7406th and 5251st ($675 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.5 months in Soweto. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 7899th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Soweto

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Damascus Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$4370

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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
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950