Damascus vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$310
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
29
23
😀 Quality of life
40
35
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.29M

The cost of living in Damascus is 47% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 7406th and 8862nd ($675 vs $457) 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 7899th and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Tripoli

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Damascus Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
20.04%
🏙️ 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
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$1048

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Cities near Damascus

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

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$316
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$364
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$372
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$367
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$382
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$394
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$495
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$408
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1739
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1512
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1715
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1783
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1688
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1810
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1749
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1857
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2130
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1568
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$586
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$456
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$424
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$513
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1342
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1101
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1224
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1101
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1279
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$620
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$606
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$537
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1318
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$511
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1185
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$388
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1077
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1308
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$360
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$410
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1198