Cologne vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$1492
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$47.6
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
91
28
😀 Quality of life
96
39
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.69M

The cost of living in Cologne is 193% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 2104th and 7287th ($1968 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Germany and Syria, respectively. Check Germany vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 23rd and 7834th 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
$15.4
$7.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
13.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$1865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$6.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$3.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$0.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$3.82
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$1711

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

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