Damascus vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$1234
🏠 One person rent
$225
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$25.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$302
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
25
50
😀 Quality of life
36
59
🏙️ Population
2.5M
603K

The cost of living in Damascus is 13% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 7822nd and 8410th ($583 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Syria and Tunisia, respectively. Check Syria vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.6 months in Tunis. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 7665th and 5486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Tunis

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Damascus Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$3.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.58
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$0.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$1020
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$770
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$2.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$5.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$1.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$4.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$90.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$2829

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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

Cities near Tunis

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi Aryanah
$466
15 km or 9.6 mi La Marsa
$596
59 km or 37 mi Bizerte
$355
63 km or 39 mi Nabeul
$418
115 km or 71 mi Sousse
$423
124 km or 77 mi Kairouan
$433
207 km or 129 mi Souk Ahras
$371
215 km or 134 mi Annaba
$500
228 km or 142 mi Marsala
$1050
235 km or 146 mi Sfax
$435
242 km or 150 mi Tebessa
$474
247 km or 153 mi Trapani
$979
282 km or 175 mi Quartu Sant'Elena
$1450
284 km or 177 mi Cagliari
$1528
292 km or 181 mi Skikda
$426
294 km or 182 mi Gafsa
$390
307 km or 191 mi Agrigento
$983
317 km or 197 mi Palermo
$1150
322 km or 200 mi Constantine
$518
325 km or 202 mi Gabes
$328
363 km or 226 mi Gela
$927
375 km or 233 mi Niscemi
$1027
386 km or 240 mi Batna
$394
390 km or 242 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1583
393 km or 244 mi Jijel
$476
394 km or 245 mi Mosta
$1338
394 km or 245 mi Naxxar
$1469
397 km or 247 mi Birkirkara
$1524
397 km or 247 mi San Gwann
$1608
398 km or 247 mi Nuoro
$1377
399 km or 248 mi Gzira
$1708
400 km or 248 mi Sliema
$1670
401 km or 249 mi Valletta
$1657
404 km or 251 mi Zabbar
$1278
405 km or 252 mi Ragusa
$1120
407 km or 253 mi Marsaskala
$1372
408 km or 253 mi El Eulma
$418
432 km or 268 mi Setif
$372
442 km or 275 mi Catania
$1163
448 km or 278 mi Alghero
$1291