Damascus vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$225
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$3220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
25
95
😀 Quality of life
36
95
🏙️ Population
2.5M
579K

The cost of living in Damascus is 62% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 7822nd and 3358th ($583 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 247th 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 4th in Germany, while ranked 7665th and 32nd 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
$4.03
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$4.1
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$23.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$9133

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410