Barcelona vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$1602
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$531
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$45
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
98
29
😀 Quality of life
90
40
🏙️ Population
1.73M
2.69M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 202% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 1659th and 7245th ($2129 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Spain and Syria, respectively. Check Spain vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 174th and 7855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Damascus

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Barcelona Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
14.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$1741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$3.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$5.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$5.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$65
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$1772

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

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