Damascus vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$620
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1486
🏠 One person rent
$310
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$343
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
29
68
😀 Quality of life
40
63
🏙️ Population
2.69M
603K

The cost of living in Damascus is 9% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 7406th and 7777th ($675 vs $620) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 7899th and 5511th 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
$9.24
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.74
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$37.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
10.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$2.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$4012

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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 Tunis

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi Aryanah
$537
15 km or 9.6 mi La Marsa
$606
59 km or 37 mi Bizerte
$388
63 km or 39 mi Nabeul
$513
115 km or 71 mi Sousse
$586
124 km or 77 mi Kairouan
$456
207 km or 129 mi Souk Ahras
$410
215 km or 134 mi Annaba
$514
228 km or 142 mi Marsala
$1185
235 km or 146 mi Sfax
$495
242 km or 150 mi Tebessa
$511
247 km or 153 mi Trapani
$1077
282 km or 175 mi Quartu Sant'Elena
$1577
284 km or 177 mi Cagliari
$1672
292 km or 181 mi Skikda
$531
294 km or 182 mi Gafsa
$424
307 km or 191 mi Agrigento
$1101
317 km or 197 mi Palermo
$1308
322 km or 200 mi Constantine
$505
325 km or 202 mi Gabes
$408
363 km or 226 mi Gela
$1101
375 km or 233 mi Niscemi
$1224
386 km or 240 mi Batna
$432
390 km or 242 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1568
393 km or 244 mi Jijel
$445
394 km or 245 mi Mosta
$1739
394 km or 245 mi Naxxar
$1688
397 km or 247 mi Birkirkara
$1783
397 km or 247 mi San Gwann
$1749
398 km or 247 mi Nuoro
$1496
399 km or 248 mi Gzira
$1857
400 km or 248 mi Sliema
$2130
401 km or 249 mi Valletta
$1810
404 km or 251 mi Zabbar
$1715
405 km or 252 mi Ragusa
$1342
407 km or 253 mi Marsaskala
$1512
408 km or 253 mi El Eulma
$418
432 km or 268 mi Setif
$350
442 km or 275 mi Catania
$1318
448 km or 278 mi Alghero
$1387