Damascus vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Damascus Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$633
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$323
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$451
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$367
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
29
68
😀 Quality of life
40
64
🏙️ Population
2.69M
603K

The cost of living in Damascus is 11% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 7245th and 7720th ($706 vs $633) 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 7855th and 5263rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Damascus vs Tunis

Prices for goods and services in Damascus and Tunis are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Damascus Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$1.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$1401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$2.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$36.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$3946

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Tunis

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi Aryanah
$547
15 km or 9.6 mi La Marsa
$592
59 km or 37 mi Bizerte
$391
63 km or 39 mi Nabeul
$519
115 km or 71 mi Sousse
$583
124 km or 77 mi Kairouan
$460
207 km or 129 mi Souk Ahras
$399
215 km or 134 mi Annaba
$504
228 km or 142 mi Marsala
$1176
235 km or 146 mi Sfax
$487
242 km or 150 mi Tebessa
$495
247 km or 153 mi Trapani
$1110
282 km or 175 mi Quartu Sant'Elena
$1541
284 km or 177 mi Cagliari
$1624
292 km or 181 mi Skikda
$519
294 km or 182 mi Gafsa
$418
307 km or 191 mi Agrigento
$1123
317 km or 197 mi Palermo
$1176
322 km or 200 mi Constantine
$490
325 km or 202 mi Gabes
$403
363 km or 226 mi Gela
$1063
375 km or 233 mi Niscemi
$1210
386 km or 240 mi Batna
$423
390 km or 242 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
393 km or 244 mi Jijel
$433
394 km or 245 mi Mosta
$1769
394 km or 245 mi Naxxar
$1639
397 km or 247 mi Birkirkara
$1769
397 km or 247 mi San Gwann
$1764
398 km or 247 mi Nuoro
$1471
399 km or 248 mi Gzira
$1852
400 km or 248 mi Sliema
$2127
401 km or 249 mi Valletta
$1824
404 km or 251 mi Zabbar
$1750
405 km or 252 mi Ragusa
$1317
407 km or 253 mi Marsaskala
$1596
408 km or 253 mi El Eulma
$407
432 km or 268 mi Setif
$342
442 km or 275 mi Catania
$1336
448 km or 278 mi Alghero
$1366