Cologne vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$56.1
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
92
25
😀 Quality of life
97
32
🏙️ Population
1.08M
2.58M

The cost of living in Cologne is 176% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 2308th and 7105th ($1851 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 16th and 7854th 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
$14
$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$66
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
13.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$1.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$48.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$1645

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838