Damascus vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$315
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$312
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
28
20
😀 Quality of life
39
49
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.29M

The cost of living in Damascus is 47% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 7287th and 8852nd ($671 vs $455) 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 0.7 months in Tripoli. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 7834th and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$919

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Cities near Damascus

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

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$350
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$387
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$382
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$381
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$406
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$394
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$434
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$480
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$398
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1579
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1471
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1577
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1720
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1666
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1770
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1697
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1739
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1951
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$552
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$409
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$487
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1271
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1161
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1234
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1085
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1232
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$577
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$607
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$529
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1298
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$502
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1141
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$375
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1046
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1301
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$361
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$403
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1161