Damascus vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$2295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$5636
🏠 One person rent
$323
$1360
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$2398
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$3514
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
29
88
😀 Quality of life
40
92
🏙️ Population
2.69M
488K

The cost of living in Damascus is 69% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 7245th and 1307th ($706 vs $2295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7855th and 83rd 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
$9.98
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$8.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$1081
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$2686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$1966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$6647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$4795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$1749
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$25458

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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 Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
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 Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820