Chicago vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$48.3
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
100
29
😀 Quality of life
95
40
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.69M

The cost of living in Chicago is 318% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 375th and 7406th ($2822 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th 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 Chicago compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 22nd and 7899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Damascus

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Chicago Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$9.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$89
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$1767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$4.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$1770

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

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