Damascus vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$271
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$3234
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
25
95
😀 Quality of life
32
95
🏙️ Population
2.58M
585K

The cost of living in Damascus is 56% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 7105th and 3595th ($672 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 371st 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 5th in Germany, while ranked 7854th and 31st 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
$5.04
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$39.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$9380

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431