Damascus vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$2100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$4575
🏠 One person rent
$323
$1424
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$2453
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$429
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$3086
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
29
41
😀 Quality of life
40
83
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.19M

The cost of living in Damascus is 66% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 7245th and 1744th ($706 vs $2100) 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 7855th and 513th 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
$9.98
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$12.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$1799
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$3302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$2017
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$58.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$89.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$89.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$4178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$2669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$6.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$10635

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861