Damascus vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$271
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$908
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$582
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
25
77
😀 Quality of life
32
63
🏙️ Population
2.58M
10.6M

The cost of living in Damascus is 11% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 7105th and 6641st ($672 vs $757) 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 0.8 months in Jakarta. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 7854th and 4600th 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
$5.04
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$9494

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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 Jakarta

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$577
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$541
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$419
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$605
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$553
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$524
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$596
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$522
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$530
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$571
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$551
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$438
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$517
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$512
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$508
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$506
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$550
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$447
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$441
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$453
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$420
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$434
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$485
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$507
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$530
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$487
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$470
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$499
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$512
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$427
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$558
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$388
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$495
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$518
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$458
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$459
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549