Antwerp vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4482
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$927
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$1528
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$48.3
😷 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 175% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 2628th and 7406th ($1857 vs $675) 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 218th and 7899th 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
$20.6
$9.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$890
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1494
$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1226
$268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$89
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.27%
14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4499
$1767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3099
$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.6
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.59
$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$4.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$749
$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20480
$1770

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1734
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1849
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1772
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1854
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1523
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1706
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1734
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2264
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1730
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1864
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1830
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1890
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2065
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1756
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1939
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1920
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1900
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1993
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1894
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1786
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2471
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2206
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1860
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1809
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1846
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1787
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1886
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$2050

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