Damascus vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Damascus	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$1690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1433	$3634
🏠 One person rent	$225	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$409	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$56.5	$2921
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	25	46
😀 Quality of life	36	92
🏙️ Population	2.5M	608K

The cost of living in Damascus is 66% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 7822nd and 2703rd ($583 vs $1690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Syria and Sweden, respectively. Check Syria vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.7 months in Gothenburg. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 7665th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Gothenburg

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	Damascus	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.52	$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$6.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.29	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$725
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.9	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.93%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1756	$5997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1228	$3780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.08	$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$79.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.66	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.47	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$6.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.87	$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.59	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.85	$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.1	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1634	$3122

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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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1455
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1250
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1282
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1299
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1428
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1332
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1482
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1318
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1438
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1465
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1719
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1363
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1396
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1585
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1375
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1936
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1471
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1652
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1723
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1715
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1999
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1880
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1887
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1705
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1276
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1519
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1575
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1246
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1781
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1554
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1616
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2011
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1569
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1261