Almaty vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$1494
🏠 One person rent
$464
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$55.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
51
25
😀 Quality of life
66
34
🏙️ Population
2.23M
2.69M

The cost of living in Almaty is 38% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 6143rd and 7300th ($881 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Syria, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 4016th and 7688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Damascus

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Almaty Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$67.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
13.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$3.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$5.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$3.81
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$2.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$47.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$48.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$1666

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$785
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$749
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$674
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$713
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$637
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$607
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$610
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$543
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$623
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$619
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$624
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$634
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$441
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$531
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$477
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$430
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$601
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$538
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$591
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$626
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$569
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$613
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$444
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$512
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$562
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$571
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$853
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$613
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$501
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$614
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$460
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$615
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$623
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$512
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$627
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$662

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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