Damascus vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$1401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$3713
🏠 One person rent
$225
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$1418
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$468
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$2678
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
25
93
😀 Quality of life
36
77
🏙️ Population
2.5M
587K

The cost of living in Damascus is 58% less expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 7822nd and 3822nd ($583 vs $1401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 452nd 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 1.9 months in Dortmund. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Dortmund ranked 62nd in Germany, while ranked 7665th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$4.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$389
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$2907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$3.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$5.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$7.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$13929

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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

Cities near Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357