Alexandria vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$103
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$48.3
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
51
29
😀 Quality of life
56
40
🏙️ Population
5.36M
2.69M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 41% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 8976th and 7406th ($400 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 6248th and 7899th 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
$4.25
$9.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$89
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$1767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$4.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$1770

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$282
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$294
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$335
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$343
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$351
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$506
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$394
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$323
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$402
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$319
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$340
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$300
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$297
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$356
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$776
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2022
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1761
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1993
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2145
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1962
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1831
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$283
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2172
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1700
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2147
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2031
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2066
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2449
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2451

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