Charlotte vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6320
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$1650
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4830
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
68
25
😀 Quality of life
88
36
🏙️ Population
875K
2.5M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 365% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 361st and 7822nd ($2710 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th 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 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 191st and 7665th 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
$15.6
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.1
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3604
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2287
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$30.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
11.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4417
$1756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2771
$1228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$0.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35.9
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$2.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$9.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$3.85
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$94.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26419
$1634

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2350
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2348
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2223
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2287
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1935
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2163
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2194
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2218
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2073
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2153
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2112
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2094
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1573
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1902
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1932
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2056
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2139
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$2175
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2084
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2052
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2082
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2190
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1855
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2181
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1991
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2184
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1949
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1888
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2236
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2664
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2119
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2082
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2105
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2119

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850