Damascus vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2901
🏠 One person rent
$323
$583
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$965
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$315
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$1673
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
29
45
😀 Quality of life
40
76
🏙️ Population
2.69M
4.7M

The cost of living in Damascus is 42% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 7245th and 4730th ($706 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Jeddah. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7855th and 1324th 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
$9.98
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$415
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$1601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$1010
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$52.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$4.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$6.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$91.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$56
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$8743

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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 Jeddah

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$1031
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$976
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1164
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$890
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$873
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$871
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$919
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478