Almaty vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$1602
🏠 One person rent
$531
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$531
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$45
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
52
29
😀 Quality of life
70
40
🏙️ Population
2.23M
2.69M

The cost of living in Almaty is 44% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 5468th and 7245th ($1014 vs $706) 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 3901st and 7855th 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
$8.96
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
14.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$3.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$5.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$5.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$65
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$1772

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347