Chicago vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$1494
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$55.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
100
25
😀 Quality of life
95
34
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.69M

The cost of living in Chicago is 320% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 529th and 7300th ($2678 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 23rd and 7688th 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
$21.9
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$67.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
13.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$3.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$5.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$3.81
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$2.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$47.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$48.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$1666

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ChicagoDamascus

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$912
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1020
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$798
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1255
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1681
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$573
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1600
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$776
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$679
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1531
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1655
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1616
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1732
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1502
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1652
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$456
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1593
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$608
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1645
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$552
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$877
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1576
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$994
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1902