Damascus vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$225
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$3083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
25
88
😀 Quality of life
36
93
🏙️ Population
2.5M
488K

The cost of living in Damascus is 71% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 7822nd and 1692nd ($583 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th in Syria and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Syria vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7665th and 64th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Edinburgh

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Damascus Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$6.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$14724

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Cities near Damascus

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 Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666