Damascus vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$2014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$4398
🏠 One person rent
$310
$1360
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$2333
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$2972
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
29
41
😀 Quality of life
40
84
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.19M

The cost of living in Damascus is 67% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 7406th and 1994th ($675 vs $2014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Qatar, respectively. Check Syria vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.5 months in Doha. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 7899th and 537th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Doha

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Damascus Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$8.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$6.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1589
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$1123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$1972
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$87.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$86.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$4680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$3108
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$136
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$769
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$11285

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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

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1923
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1109
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861