Damascus vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$1849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$4110
🏠 One person rent
$315
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$2063
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$3003
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
28
44
😀 Quality of life
39
82
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.19M

The cost of living in Damascus is 64% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 7287th and 2509th ($671 vs $1849) 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 1.6 months in Doha. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 7834th and 608th 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
$7.99
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$12.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$1391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$84.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$3618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$4.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$825
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$11426

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889