Damascus vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Damascus	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$527
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1433	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$225	$192
🏘️ Family rent	$409	$697
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$54.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$56.5	$644
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	25	55
😀 Quality of life	36	53
🏙️ Population	2.5M	1.95M

The cost of living in Damascus is 10% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 7822nd and 8298th ($583 vs $527) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 85th 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 11th in Turkey, while ranked 7665th and 6127th 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	$4.03	$4.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.52	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.29	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.9	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.93%	28.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1756	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1228	$1022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.08	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$8.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.66	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$7.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.47	$4.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.87	$1.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.59	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.85	$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.3	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.1	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1634	$3084

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Cities near Damascus

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 Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$618
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$558
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$577
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$577
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$582
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$574
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$421
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$616
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1025
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$646
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$642
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$772
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$438
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$558
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$519
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$640
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$550
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$576
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$512
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$414
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$665
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$500
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$567
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$519
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$591
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$407
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$576
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$618
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$508
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$561
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$800
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$665
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$606
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$570
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$851
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$556
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$629
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$647