Charlotte vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2423
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5566
$1492
🏠 One person rent
$1475
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$2428
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$625
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4235
$47.6
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
68
28
😀 Quality of life
90
39
🏙️ Population
875K
2.69M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 261% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 986th and 7287th ($2423 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 865th 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 Charlotte compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Charlotte ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 234th and 7834th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Damascus

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Charlotte Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$7.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.28
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1574
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
13.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3607
$1865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.4
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$6.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$3.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$0.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.63
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$3.82
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1305
$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24711
$1711

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2239
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2228
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2121
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2196
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2067
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2102
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1960
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2107
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2019
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2160
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1988
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2212
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2094
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2075
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1878
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2167
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2070
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2156
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1923
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2124
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2079
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1993
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2152
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2305
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2065
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1853
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2418
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1970
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2529
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1980
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1929
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2166
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2737
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2166
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2312
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2319
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2154
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2013

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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