Almaty vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$974
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2342
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$524
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$910
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$48.3
😷 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 5852nd and 7406th ($974 vs $675) 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 4192nd and 7899th 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
$7.79
$9.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.64
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1161
$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$746
$268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$89
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.71%
14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1912
$1767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1177
$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.91
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$4.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.34
$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11415
$1770

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$866
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$842
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$503
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$757
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$580
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$621
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$564
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$575
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$533
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$565
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$661
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$575
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$477
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$557
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$447
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$556
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$561
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$653
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$679
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$562
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$619
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$736
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$537
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$592
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$600
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$827
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$609
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$505
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$590
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$487
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$635
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$585
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$521
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$573
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$694

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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