Chicago vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$56.1
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
100
25
😀 Quality of life
96
32
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.58M

The cost of living in Chicago is 297% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 483rd and 7105th ($2667 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 20th and 7854th 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
$21
$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$66
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
13.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$48.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$1645

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838