Antwerp vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1650
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3930
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$841
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
87
25
😀 Quality of life
89
36
🏙️ Population
529K
2.5M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 183% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 2878th and 7822nd ($1650 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 161st and 7665th 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
$18.8
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.72
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$30.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.24%
11.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3955
$1756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2889
$1228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$0.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.9
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$2.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$3.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$9.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.74
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$3.85
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$606
$94.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17510
$1634

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1539
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1631
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1533
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1544
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1567
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1413
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1832
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1376
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1575
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1426
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1678
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1869
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1593
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1659
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1618
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1644
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1652
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1743
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1514
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$1981
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1822
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1648
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1585
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1528
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1825

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850