Alexandria vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$1492
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$47.6
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
51
28
😀 Quality of life
56
39
🏙️ Population
4.87M
2.69M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 43% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 9006th and 7287th ($384 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Egypt and Syria, respectively. Check Egypt vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 6233rd and 7834th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Damascus

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Alexandria Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.15
$7.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
13.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$1865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$6.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$0.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$3.82
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$1711

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$274
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$287
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$326
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$336
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$345
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$473
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$410
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$331
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$395
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$306
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$334
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$288
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$276
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$348
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$695
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1951
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1850
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1957
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1867
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1993
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1879
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1728
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$271
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2064
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1645
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2040
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1937
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1947
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2303
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2440

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