Damascus vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$4264
🏠 One person rent
$225
$1096
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$1719
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$3145
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
25
94
😀 Quality of life
36
94
🏙️ Population
2.5M
626K

The cost of living in Damascus is 69% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 7822nd and 2103rd ($583 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 99th 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 1.7 months in Glasgow. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7665th and 40th 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
$4.03
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$4377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$3046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$81.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$97.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$1097
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$12197

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Cities near Damascus

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

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1734
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1524
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1659
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1670
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1651
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1520
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1693
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2043
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1537
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1723
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1527
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1632
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1706
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1305
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1741
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1629
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1643
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1719
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1681
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1833
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1702
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1673
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1661
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1644
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1554
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1630
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1430
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1662
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1568
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1532
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1251