Damascus vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$1523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$3916
🏠 One person rent
$271
$736
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$492
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$3396
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
25
93
😀 Quality of life
32
78
🏙️ Population
2.58M
593K

The cost of living in Damascus is 56% less expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 7105th and 3604th ($672 vs $1523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 376th 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 2.2 months in Dortmund. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Dortmund ranked 57th in Germany, while ranked 7854th and 692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$5.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$1220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$2357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$65.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$5.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$409
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$12215

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452