Damascus vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$1448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$323
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$517
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$3219
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
29
65
😀 Quality of life
40
92
🏙️ Population
2.69M
566K

The cost of living in Damascus is 51% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 7245th and 4158th ($706 vs $1448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 592nd 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 Dresden. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Dresden ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 7855th and 96th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Dresden

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Damascus Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$5.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$2772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$15933

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Dresden

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551