Cologne vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$967
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
92
25
😀 Quality of life
96
36
🏙️ Population
1.07M
2.5M

The cost of living in Cologne is 201% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 2484th and 7822nd ($1752 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 12th and 7665th 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
$12.9
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$30.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
11.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$1756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$1228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$2.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$3.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$9.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$3.85
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$94.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$1634

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850