Damascus vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$1155
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$315
$541
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$2303
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
28
45
😀 Quality of life
39
79
🏙️ Population
2.69M
4.7M

The cost of living in Damascus is 42% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 7287th and 4809th ($671 vs $1155) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Syria and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Syria vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7834th and 894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Jeddah

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Damascus Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$96.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$2007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$7.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$5.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$85.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$56
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$6703

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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 Jeddah

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$1162
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$964
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1182
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$918
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$903
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$911
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$940
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$500
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$862
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$499
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$860
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1116
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$533
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$348
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$498
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$967
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$825
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$971
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1069
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$365
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$428
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$346
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1627
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$354
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$560
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$498
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$826
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$517
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$925
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$499
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$398
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$769
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$879
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$500