Damascus vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1503
🏠 One person rent
$323
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$449
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
81
😀 Quality of life
40
71
🏙️ Population
2.69M
11.1M

The cost of living in Damascus is 13% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 7245th and 7756th ($706 vs $627) 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 0.7 months in Jakarta. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 7855th and 3291st 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
$9.98
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$7460

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Jakarta

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$516
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$515
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$376
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$552
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$466
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$472
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$469
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$468
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$502
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$494
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$424
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$458
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$457
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$446
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$452
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$490
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$400
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$393
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$436
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$371
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$381
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$428
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$419
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$438
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$428
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$416
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$417
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$402
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$386
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$520
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$358
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$437
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$450
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$419
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$422
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477