Amman vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$1602
🏠 One person rent
$384
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$531
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$45
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
65
29
😀 Quality of life
73
40
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.69M

The cost of living in Amman is 46% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 5330th and 7245th ($1032 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Syria, respectively. Check Jordan vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 2337th and 7855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Damascus

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Amman Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
14.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$1741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$3.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$5.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$5.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$65
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$1772

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Cities near Amman

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

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