Ashgabat vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$1602
🏠 One person rent
$968
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$531
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$45
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
7
29
😀 Quality of life
43
40
🏙️ Population
1.03M
2.69M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 169% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 2383rd and 7245th ($1898 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Syria, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 7430th and 7855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Damascus

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Ashgabat Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.1
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
14.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$1741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$3.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$5.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$5.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$65
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$1772

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

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 Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
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