Damascus vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$271
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
25
20
😀 Quality of life
32
46
🏙️ Population
2.58M
1.29M

The cost of living in Damascus is 36% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 7105th and 8700th ($672 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Libya, respectively. Check Syria vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 7854th and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.73
 Cappuccino
$1.27
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$9.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$1179

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Cities near Damascus

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

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$388
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$398
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$388
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$402
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$432
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$412
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$419
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$462
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$375
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1434
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1341
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1334
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1591
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1649
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1643
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1747
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1771
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$482
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$453
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$403
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$442
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1172
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$990
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1134
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1031
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1188
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$563
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$522
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$490
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1229
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$492
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1086
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$344
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1005
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1211
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$373
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$386
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1160