Alexandria vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$316
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$842
$1494
🏠 One person rent
$79.5
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$164
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$55.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
50
25
😀 Quality of life
48
34
🏙️ Population
4.87M
2.69M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 51% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 9165th and 7300th ($316 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Egypt and Syria, respectively. Check Egypt vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 6367th and 7688th 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
$3.49
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$1.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.2
$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.7
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$225
$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.34
$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.1
$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.37
$67.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.16%
13.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$567
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$364
$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.36
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.91
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$5.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.74
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.29
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$6.03
$3.81
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$2.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$47.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.3
$48.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1522
$1666

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$268
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$288
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$301
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$300
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$307
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$417
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$318
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$298
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$335
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$276
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$325
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$319
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$272
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$339
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$640
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1742
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1511
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1732
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1684
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1837
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1686
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1551
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$290
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1884
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1471
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1890
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1834
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1943
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1811
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2028
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2306
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2156
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2232

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$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
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$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
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$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