Damascus vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$4090
🏠 One person rent
$315
$762
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$1319
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$3427
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
28
93
😀 Quality of life
39
93
🏙️ Population
2.69M
595K

The cost of living in Damascus is 59% less expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 7287th and 3401st ($671 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 304th in Syria and Germany, respectively. Check Syria vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 2.1 months in Dortmund. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Dortmund ranked 11th in Germany, while ranked 7834th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$755
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$1352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$54.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$3153
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$2430
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$3.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$5.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$93.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$29016

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Cities near Damascus

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 Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1495
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1558
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1591
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1583
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1549
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1558
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1521
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1542
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1537
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1567
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1566
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1554
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1248
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1478
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1547
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1463
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1550
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1552
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1415
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1579
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1552
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1515
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1521
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1533
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1561
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1488
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1555
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1569