Damascus vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$225
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
25
62
😀 Quality of life
36
44
🏙️ Population
2.5M
1.27M

The cost of living in Damascus is 33% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7822nd and 6110th ($583 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 7665th and 6750th 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
$4.03
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$2867

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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
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952