Chicago vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$1492
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$47.6
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
100
28
😀 Quality of life
97
39
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.69M

The cost of living in Chicago is 317% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 394th and 7287th ($2799 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 16th and 7834th 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
$19.2
$7.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
13.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$1865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$6.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$0.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$3.82
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$1711

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108