Damascus vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Damascus	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$671	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$1887
🏠 One person rent	$315	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$505	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.5	$47.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$47.6	$1014
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	28	55
😀 Quality of life	39	56
🏙️ Population	2.69M	1.85M

The cost of living in Damascus is 20% less expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 7287th and 6521st ($671 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Syria and Turkey, respectively. Check Syria vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.2 months in Kocaeli. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kocaeli ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 7834th and 6203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Kocaeli

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	Damascus	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.99	$7.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.8	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88	$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$71
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.62%	37.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1865	$1206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$645	$844
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.96	$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$2.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.86	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.59	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.2	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.98	$4.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.82	$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.78	$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.6	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1711	$7174

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Cities near Damascus

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 Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$985
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$819
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$838
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$852
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$659
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$679
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$547
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$686
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1288
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$837
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$787
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$915
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$695
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$777
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$655
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$612
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$725
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$724
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$679
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$562
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$704
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$745
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$578
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$780
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$574
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$699
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$732
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$848
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$1118
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$1151
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$725
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$697
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$1039
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$759
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$759
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$760