Berlin vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2104
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5039
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$1143
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$288
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3287
$56.1
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
100
25
😀 Quality of life
95
32
🏙️ Population
3.76M
2.58M

The cost of living in Berlin is 213% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 1583rd and 7105th ($2104 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Syria, respectively. Check Germany vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 23rd and 7854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2408
$531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1752
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$66
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.8
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
13.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8742
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6444
$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.8
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.4
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$48.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8961
$1645

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1739
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1783
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1775
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1739
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1786
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1730
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1717
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1780
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1739
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1690
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1752
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1737
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1671
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1687
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1713
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1734
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1714
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1574
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1692
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1421
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1469
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1393
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1261
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1386
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1387
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1345
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1513
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1390
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1470
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1386
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1349
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1365
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1169
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1384
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$931
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1387
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838