Damascus vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$5664
🏠 One person rent
$291
$1305
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$2467
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$581
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.7
$4390
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
25
100
😀 Quality of life
34
91
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.3M

The cost of living in Damascus is 72% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 7300th and 1229th ($638 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Houston ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 7688th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$5.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.26
$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$1390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$2766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$2058
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.68%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1862
$2714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$1949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.52
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.81
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.5
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.6
$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1666
$18964

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$912
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1020
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$798
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1255
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1681
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$573
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1600
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$776
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$679
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1531
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1655
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1616
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1732
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1502
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1652
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$456
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1593
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$608
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1645
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$552
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$877
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1576
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$994
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1902

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2182
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2108
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2087
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2196
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2028
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2097
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2232
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2311
41 km or 25 mi League
$2065
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2056
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2107
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2698
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2014
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1799
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1855
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2089
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2089
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1673
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1853
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1944
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1907
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1878
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2215
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2037
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1986
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1510
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2218
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2455
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2163
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2134
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2192
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2224
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2244
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2182
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2260
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2230
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2044
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2182