Damascus vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$4806
🏠 One person rent
$310
$991
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$629
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$3192
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
29
80
😀 Quality of life
40
94
🏙️ Population
2.69M
687K

The cost of living in Damascus is 66% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 7406th and 2068th ($675 vs $1990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Syria and Finland, respectively. Check Syria vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.6 months in Helsinki. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 7899th and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Helsinki

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Damascus Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$8.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$1557
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
3.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$9954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$3.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$83.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$3.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$19.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$15326

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232