Boston vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$1602
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$531
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$45
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
100
29
😀 Quality of life
91
40
🏙️ Population
676K
2.69M

The cost of living in Boston is 421% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 27th and 7245th ($3680 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in the United States and Syria, respectively. Check the United States vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 105th and 7855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Damascus

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Boston Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
14.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$1741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$3.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$5.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$65
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$1772

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347