Antwerp vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1762
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4106
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$893
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1430
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2721
$56.1
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
87
25
😀 Quality of life
89
32
🏙️ Population
529K
2.58M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 162% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 2671st and 7105th ($1762 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Belgium and Syria, respectively. Check Belgium vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 176th and 7854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Damascus

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Antwerp Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.9
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1437
$531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$66
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
13.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4562
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3518
$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.81
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$1.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$48.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13064
$1645

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1611
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1709
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1616
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1619
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1636
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1442
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1545
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1693
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1514
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1779
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1958
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1602
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1734
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1761
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1715
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1712
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1799
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1587
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2046
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1750
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1723
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1645
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1611
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1701
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1911

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