Charlotte vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$48.3
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
68
29
😀 Quality of life
89
40
🏙️ Population
875K
2.69M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 256% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 1073rd and 7406th ($2403 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th 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 78th best city to live in the United States vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 283rd and 7899th 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
$17
$9.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$5.24
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$89
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$1767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$4.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$1770

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2195
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2174
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2113
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2159
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2078
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1963
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1968
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2027
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2002
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2126
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1978
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2158
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2080
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2067
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1736
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1913
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2089
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2030
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2079
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1873
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2081
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1917
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2202
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2221
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2036
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1858
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2324
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1951
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2410
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1853
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1769
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1943
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2123
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2709
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2091
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2159
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1987
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1952

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