Birmingham vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$1492
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$47.6
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
95
28
😀 Quality of life
95
39
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.69M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 219% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 1622nd and 7287th ($2137 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Syria, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 48th and 7834th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$7.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
13.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$1865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$6.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$3.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$0.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$3.82
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$1711

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1901

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108