Aleppo vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Aleppo Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1365
$1492
🏠 One person rent
$129
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$209
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$68.5
$47.6
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
16
28
😀 Quality of life
21
39
🏙️ Population
2M
2.69M

The cost of living in Aleppo is 20% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 8418th and 7287th ($535 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Syria.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Aleppo compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Ranked 3rd vs 1st best cities to live in Syria, and 9087th vs 7834th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Aleppo vs Damascus

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Aleppo Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.73
$7.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.3
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.07
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.5
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$0.95
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.6
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$69.2
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$149
$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.3
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.74%
13.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$807
$1865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$295
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.03
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$6.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.8
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$0.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.87
$3.82
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.4
$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3139
$1711

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Reyhanli
$619
55 km or 34 mi Idlib
$543
58 km or 36 mi Kilis
$600
87 km or 54 mi Hassa
$544
90 km or 56 mi Antakya
$659
99 km or 61 mi Gaziantep
$602
100 km or 62 mi Iskenderun
$591
103 km or 64 mi Islahiye
$530
106 km or 66 mi Samandag
$647
107 km or 67 mi Nizip
$612
124 km or 77 mi Hama
$438
126 km or 78 mi Osmaniye
$337
144 km or 89 mi Latakia
$441
151 km or 94 mi Ceyhan
$599
155 km or 97 mi Kahramanmaras
$704
161 km or 100 mi Kadirli
$550
168 km or 104 mi Homs
$402
170 km or 106 mi Raqqa
$483
174 km or 108 mi Akcakale
$625
181 km or 113 mi Urfa
$662
183 km or 114 mi Kozan
$623
186 km or 115 mi Adana
$791
201 km or 125 mi Adiyaman
$693
216 km or 134 mi Tarsus
$724
230 km or 143 mi Tripoli
$787
236 km or 147 mi Mersin
$820
260 km or 161 mi Viransehir
$610
262 km or 163 mi Malatya
$627
269 km or 167 mi Ceylanpinar
$603
285 km or 177 mi Jounieh
$1028
285 km or 177 mi Zahle
$930
287 km or 179 mi Deir ez-Zor
$486
294 km or 183 mi Nigde
$781
296 km or 184 mi Bor
$754
297 km or 185 mi Beirut
$1261
306 km or 190 mi Derik
$587
309 km or 192 mi Damascus
$671
309 km or 192 mi Talas
$696
312 km or 194 mi Eregli
$690
313 km or 195 mi Famagusta
$1376

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