Ankara vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$959
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2366
$1494
🏠 One person rent
$487
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.7
$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$719
$55.7
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
96
25
😀 Quality of life
72
34
🏙️ Population
5.8M
2.69M

The cost of living in Ankara is 50% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 5741st and 7300th ($959 vs $638) 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 0.7 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 1858th and 7688th 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
$9.62
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$1.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1022
$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$67.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.39%
13.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1577
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.16
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.87
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$3.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.69
$5.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.28
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$3.81
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.98
$2.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$47.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$48.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11471
$1666

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$655
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$691
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$650
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$616
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$663
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$627
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$723
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$535
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$492
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$626
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$593
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$710
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$691
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$406
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$698
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$547
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$455
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$697
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$464
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$755
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$568
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$872
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$672
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$1113
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$578
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$835
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$699
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$645
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$664
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$718
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$782
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$708
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$653
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$573
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$490
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$599
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$474
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$587
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$743

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$912
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1020
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$798
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1255
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1681
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$573
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1600
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$776
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$679
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1531
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1655
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1616
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1732
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1502
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1652
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$456
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1593
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$608
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1645
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$552
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$877
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1576
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$994
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1902