Damascus vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$4959
🏠 One person rent
$323
$1226
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$2124
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$547
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$3456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
29
93
😀 Quality of life
40
94
🏙️ Population
2.69M
626K

The cost of living in Damascus is 67% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 7245th and 1708th ($706 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 1.6 months in Glasgow. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7855th and 39th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Glasgow

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Damascus Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$6.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$1185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$1681
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$4105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$23.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$135
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$21435

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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 Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1885
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1831
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1647
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1835
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1704
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1842
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1760
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1586
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1750
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2295
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1640
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1456
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1593
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1596
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1798
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1485
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1878
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2005
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2236
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1806
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1943
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1820
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1784
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1777
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1778
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1523
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1872
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1554
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1646
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1834
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1791
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1404