Damascus vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1944
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$4713
🏠 One person rent
$310
$1066
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$1869
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$4092
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
29
92
😀 Quality of life
40
95
🏙️ Population
2.69M
631K

The cost of living in Damascus is 65% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 7406th and 2220th ($675 vs $1944) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 Dusseldorf. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Dusseldorf ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 7899th and 28th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Dusseldorf

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Damascus Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$71.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$5.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$828
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$2031
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$1511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$8456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$5329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$61.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$907
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$21698

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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 Dusseldorf

Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Neuss
$1668
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Ratingen
$1639
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Erkrath
$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi Kaarst
$1660
13 km or 8.3 mi Hilden
$1673
14 km or 8.5 mi Mettmann
$1620
16 km or 9.8 mi Dormagen
$1722
16 km or 9.9 mi Willich
$1618
17 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
17 km or 11 mi Haan
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
18 km or 11 mi Langenfeld
$1724
18 km or 11 mi Krefeld
$1603
19 km or 12 mi Korschenbroich
$1644
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
20 km or 13 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
21 km or 13 mi Leichlingen
$1701
22 km or 14 mi Tonisvorst
$1600
22 km or 14 mi Velbert
$1579
22 km or 14 mi Duisburg
$1467
23 km or 14 mi Solingen
$1663
23 km or 14 mi Mulheim
$1592
24 km or 15 mi Monchengladbach
$1669
26 km or 16 mi Pulheim
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Leverkusen
$2007
27 km or 17 mi Viersen
$1626
27 km or 17 mi Oberhausen
$1642
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
28 km or 17 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
28 km or 17 mi Wuppertal
$1486
29 km or 18 mi Kempen
$1601
29 km or 18 mi Remscheid
$1609
30 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
30 km or 18 mi Essen
$1561
31 km or 19 mi Bergheim
$1686
32 km or 20 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
34 km or 21 mi Bottrop
$1481
34 km or 21 mi Kamp-Lintfort
$1580
34 km or 21 mi Hattingen
$1573
35 km or 22 mi Cologne
$1990