Damascus vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Damascus	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$672	$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1612	$5589
🏠 One person rent	$271	$1325
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$2490
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$56.1	$4672
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	25	100
😀 Quality of life	32	92
🏙️ Population	2.58M	2.3M

The cost of living in Damascus is 70% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 7105th and 1258th ($672 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1108th in Syria and the United States, respectively. Check Syria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 7854th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Houston

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	Damascus	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.04	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.49%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1873	$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$880	$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.1	$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.24	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.99	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.95	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.05	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.8	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.8	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.8	$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1645	$22908

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Cities near Damascus

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 Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156