Damascus vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$4581
🏠 One person rent
$225
$1113
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$533
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$2599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
25
77
😀 Quality of life
36
85
🏙️ Population
2.5M
936K

The cost of living in Damascus is 70% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 7822nd and 1907th ($583 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Syria and Israel, respectively. Check Syria vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.3 months in Jerusalem. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Jerusalem ranked 3rd in Israel, while ranked 7665th and 276th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$73.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$7.88
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$1338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$906
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$2415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$1678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$98.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$13221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$9303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$76.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$99.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$10218

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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 Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$964
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1011
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$737
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1752
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$802
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1583
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2068
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1701
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1900
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1826
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$849
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2113
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1871
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2149
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1873
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$679
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1850
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1678
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1687
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1499