Columbus vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
72
25
😀 Quality of life
87
36
🏙️ Population
906K
2.5M

The cost of living in Columbus is 278% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 1282nd and 7822nd ($2202 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 1st in the United States and Syria, respectively. Check the United States vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 202nd and 7665th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Damascus

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Columbus Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$30.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
11.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$1756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$1228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$2.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$3.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$9.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$3.85
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$94.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$1634

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861

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