Damascus vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$1947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$4629
🏠 One person rent
$315
$972
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$1698
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$616
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$3432
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
28
78
😀 Quality of life
39
96
🏙️ Population
2.69M
687K

The cost of living in Damascus is 66% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 7287th and 2171st ($671 vs $1947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.8 months in Helsinki. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 7834th and 30th 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
$7.99
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$8.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$3.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$1053
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$832
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$1869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$9157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$5238
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$81.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$18.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$123
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$418
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$13230

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1881
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1937
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1655
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1611
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1561
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1383
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1394
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1372
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1601
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1566
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1618
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1589
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1516
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$999
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1561
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1516
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1521
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1545
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1524
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1422
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1437
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1438
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1476
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1064
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1503
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1184
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1083
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1041
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1386
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1353
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1363
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1174