Almaty vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$499
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$56.1
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
50
25
😀 Quality of life
65
32
🏙️ Population
1.92M
2.58M

The cost of living in Almaty is 40% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 6015th and 7105th ($941 vs $672) 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 4176th and 7854th 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
$8.28
$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$66
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
13.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$1.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$48.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$1645

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838