Cologne vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$48.3
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
92
29
😀 Quality of life
96
40
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.69M

The cost of living in Cologne is 195% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 2067th and 7406th ($1990 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1st best city to live in Germany vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 15th and 7899th 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
$16.4
$9.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$89
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$1767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$4.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$1770

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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