Damascus vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$1920
🏠 One person rent
$225
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$849
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$521
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
25
77
😀 Quality of life
36
65
🏙️ Population
2.5M
10.6M

The cost of living in Damascus is 19% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 7822nd and 6708th ($583 vs $718) 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 7665th and 4403rd 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
$4.03
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
8.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$3.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$8.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$22.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$8517

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Jakarta

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$545
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$552
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$393
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$573
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$512
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$547
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$493
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$500
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$512
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$495
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$422
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$426
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$479
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$570
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$403
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$450
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$427
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$457
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$383
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$476
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$440
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$521
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$439
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$427
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$479
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$459
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$403
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$522
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$383
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$454
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$469
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$444
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$442
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511