Aleppo vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Aleppo Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$509
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1337
$1494
🏠 One person rent
$129
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$68.7
$55.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
15
25
😀 Quality of life
27
34
🏙️ Population
2M
2.69M

The cost of living in Aleppo is 20% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 8560th and 7300th ($509 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 8423rd vs 7688th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Aleppo Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.51
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.48
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.06
$1.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.5
$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.8
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$191
$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$157
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.8
$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$67.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.13%
13.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$707
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$295
$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.02
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$3.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$5.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$3.24
🧴 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
$15.1
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.86
$3.81
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$2.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$47.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68.9
$48.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3179
$1666

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$537
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$598
99 km or 61 mi Gaziantep
$577
100 km or 62 mi Iskenderun
$578
103 km or 64 mi Islahiye
$523
106 km or 66 mi Samandag
$597
107 km or 67 mi Nizip
$581
124 km or 77 mi Hama
$417
126 km or 78 mi Osmaniye
$403
144 km or 89 mi Latakia
$386
151 km or 94 mi Ceyhan
$575
155 km or 97 mi Kahramanmaras
$557
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$535
168 km or 104 mi Homs
$456
170 km or 106 mi Raqqa
$462
174 km or 108 mi Akcakale
$587
181 km or 113 mi Urfa
$614
183 km or 114 mi Kozan
$585
186 km or 115 mi Adana
$712
201 km or 125 mi Adiyaman
$644
216 km or 134 mi Tarsus
$688
230 km or 143 mi Tripoli
$776
236 km or 147 mi Mersin
$759
260 km or 161 mi Viransehir
$603
262 km or 163 mi Malatya
$544
269 km or 167 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
285 km or 177 mi Jounieh
$1020
285 km or 177 mi Zahle
$912
287 km or 179 mi Deir ez-Zor
$468
294 km or 183 mi Nigde
$699
296 km or 184 mi Bor
$664
297 km or 185 mi Beirut
$1255
306 km or 190 mi Derik
$606
309 km or 192 mi Damascus
$638
309 km or 192 mi Talas
$645
312 km or 194 mi Eregli
$618
313 km or 195 mi Famagusta
$1252

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Distance City Cost of living
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$912
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1020
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$798
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1255
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1681
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$573
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1600
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$776
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$679
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1531
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1655
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1616
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1732
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1502
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1652
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$456
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1593
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$608
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1645
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
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$1731
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$1782
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$1728
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$552
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$877
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1576
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$994
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1902