Birmingham vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$56.1
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
95
25
😀 Quality of life
95
32
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.58M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 204% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 1731st and 7105th ($2046 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 32nd and 7854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$66
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
13.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$48.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$1645

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755

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