Aleppo vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Aleppo Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$130
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$241
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$68.9
$56.1
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
15
25
😀 Quality of life
25
32
🏙️ Population
2M
2.58M

The cost of living in Aleppo is 20% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 8352nd and 7105th ($541 vs $672) 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 8564th vs 7854th 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
$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.5
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.48
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$1.06
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.6
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$69.6
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$189
$531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$157
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$66
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.85%
13.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$696
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$294
$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.01
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.79
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$1.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.7
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.9
$48.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3123
$1645

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Reyhanli
$534
55 km or 34 mi Idlib
$516
58 km or 36 mi Kilis
$527
87 km or 54 mi Hassa
$535
90 km or 56 mi Antakya
$450
99 km or 61 mi Gaziantep
$473
100 km or 62 mi Iskenderun
$596
103 km or 64 mi Islahiye
$522
106 km or 66 mi Samandag
$510
107 km or 67 mi Nizip
$523
124 km or 77 mi Hama
$450
126 km or 78 mi Osmaniye
$433
144 km or 89 mi Latakia
$427
151 km or 94 mi Ceyhan
$576
155 km or 97 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
161 km or 100 mi Kadirli
$540
168 km or 104 mi Homs
$462
170 km or 106 mi Raqqa
$479
174 km or 108 mi Akcakale
$560
181 km or 113 mi Urfa
$567
183 km or 114 mi Kozan
$580
186 km or 115 mi Adana
$705
201 km or 125 mi Adiyaman
$651
216 km or 134 mi Tarsus
$689
230 km or 143 mi Tripoli
$708
236 km or 147 mi Mersin
$789
260 km or 161 mi Viransehir
$600
262 km or 163 mi Malatya
$570
269 km or 167 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
285 km or 177 mi Jounieh
$948
285 km or 177 mi Zahle
$857
287 km or 179 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
294 km or 183 mi Nigde
$662
296 km or 184 mi Bor
$637
297 km or 185 mi Beirut
$1165
306 km or 190 mi Derik
$605
309 km or 192 mi Damascus
$672
309 km or 192 mi Talas
$625
312 km or 194 mi Eregli
$618
313 km or 195 mi Famagusta
$1331

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838