Berlin vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4765
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$1134
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$2203
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3496
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
100
25
😀 Quality of life
95
36
🏙️ Population
3.68M
2.5M

The cost of living in Berlin is 246% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 1759th and 7822nd ($2013 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Germany and Syria, respectively. Check Germany vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 19th and 7665th among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1192
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1755
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$30.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
11.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9186
$1756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6527
$1228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.8
$0.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.2
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$2.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$3.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$9.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.14
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.88
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.6
$3.85
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$94.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9556
$1634

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1671
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1729
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1715
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1656
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1735
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1601
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1629
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1701
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1581
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1695
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1689
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1607
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1618
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1656
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1628
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1536
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1677
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1258
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1372
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1443
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1280
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1288
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1298
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1263
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1271
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1379
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1384
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1370
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1348
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1297
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1196
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1249
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1303
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323

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