Birmingham vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2219
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5157
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$1271
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$1934
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3699
$48.3
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
96
29
😀 Quality of life
94
40
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.69M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 229% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 1454th and 7406th ($2219 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th 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 1.7 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 41st and 7899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Damascus

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Birmingham Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$9.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.95
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1255
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$964
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2045
$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$89
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.8
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.96%
14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5472
$1767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4260
$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.99
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.2
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.82
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$4.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.3
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1648
$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21078
$1770

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1872
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1835
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1836
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1887
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1769
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1886
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1910
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2010
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1693
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2006
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2163
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1902
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1861
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1742
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1871
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1770
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1754
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1838
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1733
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1900
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1833
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1749
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1912
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1942
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1841
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1921
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1928
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1891
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1894

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207