Damascus vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$3822
🏠 One person rent
$310
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$1155
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$3475
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
29
96
😀 Quality of life
40
95
🏙️ Population
2.69M
587K

The cost of living in Damascus is 57% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 7406th and 3860th ($675 vs $1561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 496th 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 Essen. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 7899th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Essen

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Damascus Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$66.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$5.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$4998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$3089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$4.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$10028

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Cities near Damascus

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 Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587