Ankara vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2631
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$495
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$796
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.4
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$921
$48.3
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
97
29
😀 Quality of life
74
40
🏙️ Population
5.8M
2.69M

The cost of living in Ankara is 52% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 5466th and 7406th ($1027 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Turkey and Syria, respectively. Check Turkey vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 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 2214th and 7899th 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
$9.31
$9.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.9
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$89
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
46.29%
14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1675
$1767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1151
$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.3
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.54
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.75
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$4.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$648
$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16166
$1770

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$676
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$755
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$730
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$705
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$708
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$552
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$746
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$662
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$766
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$670
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$710
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$748
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$807
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$765
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$681
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$543
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$734
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$806
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$601
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$836
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$702
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$945
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$769
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$828
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$769
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$675
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$743
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$867
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$817
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$769
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$684
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$988
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$652
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$420
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$671
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$529
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$894

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207