Damascus vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1692
🏠 One person rent
$315
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$558
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$370
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
28
80
😀 Quality of life
39
67
🏙️ Population
2.69M
11.1M

The cost of living in Damascus is 4% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 7287th and 7091st ($671 vs $699) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Syria and Indonesia, respectively. Check Syria vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Jakarta ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 7834th and 4721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Jakarta

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Damascus Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$2.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$664
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$22.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$3.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$8840

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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 Jakarta

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$567
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$555
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$400
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$665
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$517
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$561
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$511
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$490
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$534
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$523
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$429
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$488
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$482
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$478
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$471
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$488
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$422
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$411
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$390
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$409
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$448
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$456
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$461
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$447
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$440
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$444
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$413
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$409
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$551
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$384
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$457
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$470
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$413
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$420
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502