Antwerp vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1640
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3817
$1494
🏠 One person rent
$832
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$1320
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2545
$55.7
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
87
25
😀 Quality of life
89
34
🏙️ Population
529K
2.69M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 157% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 2896th and 7300th ($1640 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Belgium and Syria, respectively. Check Belgium vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 203rd and 7688th 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
$18.3
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$1.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$636
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1346
$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$67.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.38%
13.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4167
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3351
$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.1
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$3.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$5.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$3.81
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$2.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.4
$47.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$586
$48.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12170
$1666

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1523
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1541
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1556
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1318
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1446
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1475
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1492
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1890
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1599
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1362
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1663
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1816
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1542
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1805
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1667
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1683
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1642
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1692
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1685
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1486
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2001
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1739
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1618
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1560
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1559
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1515
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1626
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1788

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