Damascus vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$3766
🏠 One person rent
$323
$642
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$3165
😷 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 54% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 7245th and 3925th ($706 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 521st 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 Essen. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Essen ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 7855th and 23rd 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
$9.98
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$1047
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$9789

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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 Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538