Antwerp vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$1602
🏠 One person rent
$929
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$531
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$45
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
87
29
😀 Quality of life
90
40
🏙️ Population
529K
2.69M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 160% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 2660th and 7245th ($1834 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 190th and 7855th 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
$20.7
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
14.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$1741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$3.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$5.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$5.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$65
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$1772

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1833
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1476
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1769
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1742
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2087
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1739
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1845
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1881
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2030
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1738
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1926
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1895
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1861
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1969
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1874
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1763
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2460
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2112
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1799
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1817
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1759
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1843
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1993

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347