Damascus vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$310
$750
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$1294
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$3601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
29
94
😀 Quality of life
40
95
🏙️ Population
2.69M
595K

The cost of living in Damascus is 59% less expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 7406th and 3504th ($675 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 330th 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 5th in Germany, while ranked 7899th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Dortmund

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Damascus Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$3.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$545
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$1001
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$3201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$2354
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$428
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$29493

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579