Almaty vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1492
🏠 One person rent
$477
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$47.6
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
52
28
😀 Quality of life
70
39
🏙️ Population
2.23M
2.69M

The cost of living in Almaty is 32% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 6307th and 7287th ($884 vs $671) 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 4103rd and 7834th 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
$6.77
$7.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
13.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$1865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$6.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$3.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$0.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$3.82
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$1711

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108