Ankara vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$439
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$56.1
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
96
25
😀 Quality of life
73
32
🏙️ Population
5.8M
2.58M

The cost of living in Ankara is 35% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 6106th and 7105th ($907 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and Syria, respectively. Check Turkey vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 1608th and 7854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Damascus

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Ankara Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$66
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
13.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$1.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$48.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$1645

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$675
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$678
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$643
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$599
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$673
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$617
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$705
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$461
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$504
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$591
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$672
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$716
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$426
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$607
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$605
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$502
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$674
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$692
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$700
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$633
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$656
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$652
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$606
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$642
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$662
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$625
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$637
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$695
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$643
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$690
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$647
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$579
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$536
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$594
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$482
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$728
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$789

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