Aleppo vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Aleppo Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$404
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1022
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$118
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$203
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$197
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.2
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$68.3
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
15
25
😀 Quality of life
30
36
🏙️ Population
1.92M
2.5M

The cost of living in Aleppo is 31% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 8934th and 7822nd ($404 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Syria.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Aleppo compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Ranked 2nd vs 1st best cities to live in Syria, and 8360th vs 7665th 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
$2.99
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.51
 Cappuccino
$0.87
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$56.2
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.3
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$109
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$130
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$30.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.89%
11.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$703
$1756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$301
$1228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.03
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$2.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$3.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.21
$9.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.72
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.7
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.81
$3.85
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.2
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$44.6
$94.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3152
$1634

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Reyhanli
$530
55 km or 34 mi Idlib
$401
58 km or 36 mi Kilis
$483
87 km or 54 mi Hassa
$479
90 km or 56 mi Antakya
$563
99 km or 61 mi Gaziantep
$434
100 km or 62 mi Iskenderun
$518
103 km or 64 mi Islahiye
$473
106 km or 66 mi Samandag
$550
107 km or 67 mi Nizip
$488
124 km or 77 mi Hama
$480
126 km or 78 mi Osmaniye
$402
144 km or 89 mi Latakia
$436
151 km or 94 mi Ceyhan
$517
155 km or 97 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
161 km or 100 mi Kadirli
$490
168 km or 104 mi Homs
$528
170 km or 106 mi Raqqa
$424
174 km or 108 mi Akcakale
$586
181 km or 113 mi Urfa
$667
183 km or 114 mi Kozan
$521
186 km or 115 mi Adana
$630
201 km or 125 mi Adiyaman
$618
216 km or 134 mi Tarsus
$601
230 km or 143 mi Tripoli
$665
236 km or 147 mi Mersin
$750
260 km or 161 mi Viransehir
$604
262 km or 163 mi Malatya
$571
269 km or 167 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
285 km or 177 mi Jounieh
$982
285 km or 177 mi Zahle
$882
287 km or 179 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
294 km or 183 mi Nigde
$622
296 km or 184 mi Bor
$592
297 km or 185 mi Beirut
$1195
306 km or 190 mi Derik
$618
309 km or 192 mi Damascus
$583
309 km or 192 mi Talas
$431
312 km or 194 mi Eregli
$539
313 km or 195 mi Famagusta
$1199

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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