Damascus vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1209
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2848
🏠 One person rent
$310
$584
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$940
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$2099
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
29
45
😀 Quality of life
40
78
🏙️ Population
2.69M
4.7M

The cost of living in Damascus is 44% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 7406th and 4757th ($675 vs $1209) 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 1.7 months in Jeddah. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7899th and 990th 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
$9.24
$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$1688
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$6.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$4.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$86.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$7655

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Jeddah

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$1107
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$964
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1168
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$906
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$893
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$902
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$942
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$498
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$815
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$497
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$865
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1104
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$531
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$369
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$491
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$931
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$775
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$931
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1074
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$385
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$448
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$354
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1632
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$360
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$551
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$492
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$810
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$479
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$858
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$491
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$415
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$776
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$819
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$494