Almaty vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$585
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
50
25
😀 Quality of life
64
36
🏙️ Population
1.92M
2.5M

The cost of living in Almaty is 80% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 4975th and 7822nd ($1051 vs $583) 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 0.7 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 4635th and 7665th 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
$8.87
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.51
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$30.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
11.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$1756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$1228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$2.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$9.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$3.85
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$94.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$1634

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850