Damascus vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$1725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$3877
🏠 One person rent
$271
$895
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$1550
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$533
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$3191
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
25
46
😀 Quality of life
32
92
🏙️ Population
2.58M
608K

The cost of living in Damascus is 61% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 7105th and 2792nd ($672 vs $1725) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.8 months in Gothenburg. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 7854th and 81st among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$6.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$1022
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$1317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$77.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$4134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$3801

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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 Gothenburg

Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1596
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1264
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1299
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1206
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1355
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1262
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1507
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1341
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1407
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1434
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1415
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1842
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1442
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1373
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1645
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1347
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1618
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1964
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1577
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1713
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1443
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1306
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1328
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1713
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1821
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2088
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1333
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1966
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2006
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1852
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1294
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1565
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1710
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1259
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1908
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1547
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1613
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2203
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1714
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1267