Aleppo vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Aleppo Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1330
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$134
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$213
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$69.1
$48.3
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
17
29
😀 Quality of life
26
40
🏙️ Population
2M
2.69M

The cost of living in Aleppo is 22% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 8567th and 7406th ($524 vs $675) 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 2nd vs 1st best cities to live in Syria, and 8946th vs 7899th 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
$2.82
$9.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.5
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.36
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.24
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.01
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.7
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$69
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$122
$268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$89
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.37%
14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$1767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$298
$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.98
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.91
$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.01
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.99
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.42
$4.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.7
$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3127
$1770

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Reyhanli
$597
55 km or 34 mi Idlib
$552
58 km or 36 mi Kilis
$585
87 km or 54 mi Hassa
$547
90 km or 56 mi Antakya
$622
99 km or 61 mi Gaziantep
$571
100 km or 62 mi Iskenderun
$569
103 km or 64 mi Islahiye
$539
106 km or 66 mi Samandag
$618
107 km or 67 mi Nizip
$591
124 km or 77 mi Hama
$446
126 km or 78 mi Osmaniye
$344
144 km or 89 mi Latakia
$449
151 km or 94 mi Ceyhan
$600
155 km or 97 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
161 km or 100 mi Kadirli
$560
168 km or 104 mi Homs
$385
170 km or 106 mi Raqqa
$492
174 km or 108 mi Akcakale
$599
181 km or 113 mi Urfa
$625
183 km or 114 mi Kozan
$621
186 km or 115 mi Adana
$761
201 km or 125 mi Adiyaman
$654
216 km or 134 mi Tarsus
$721
230 km or 143 mi Tripoli
$842
236 km or 147 mi Mersin
$830
260 km or 161 mi Viransehir
$597
262 km or 163 mi Malatya
$598
269 km or 167 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
285 km or 177 mi Jounieh
$1106
285 km or 177 mi Zahle
$1005
287 km or 179 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
294 km or 183 mi Nigde
$769
296 km or 184 mi Bor
$743
297 km or 185 mi Beirut
$1353
306 km or 190 mi Derik
$580
309 km or 192 mi Damascus
$675
309 km or 192 mi Talas
$675
312 km or 194 mi Eregli
$684
313 km or 195 mi Famagusta
$1380

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