Amsterdam vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
95
25
😀 Quality of life
94
36
🏙️ Population
921K
2.5M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 337% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 612th and 7822nd ($2545 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Syria, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 37th and 7665th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Damascus

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Amsterdam Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.4
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$1.51
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$30.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
11.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$1756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$1228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$2.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$3.85
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$94.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$1634

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833

Cities near Damascus

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