Cologne vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$1494
🏠 One person rent
$947
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$55.7
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
92
25
😀 Quality of life
96
34
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.69M

The cost of living in Cologne is 173% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 2551st and 7300th ($1744 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Germany and Syria, respectively. Check Germany vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 12th and 7688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Damascus

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Cologne Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$1.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$67.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
13.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$3.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$5.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$3.81
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$2.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$47.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$48.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$1666

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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