Barcelona vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
98
25
😀 Quality of life
88
36
🏙️ Population
1.64M
2.5M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 204% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 2423rd and 7822nd ($1773 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Syria, respectively. Check Spain vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 193rd and 7665th 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
$15.3
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$30.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
11.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$1756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$1228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$2.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$3.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$3.85
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$94.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$1634

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

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