Damascus vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$3917
🏠 One person rent
$323
$833
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$1423
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$541
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$2965
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
72
😀 Quality of life
40
91
🏙️ Population
2.69M
620K

The cost of living in Damascus is 57% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 7245th and 3360th ($706 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 275th in Syria and Germany, respectively. Check Syria vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Leipzig ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 7855th and 106th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Leipzig

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Damascus Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$730
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$5495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$72.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$2.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$13142

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Cities near Damascus

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 Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
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 Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1551
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1505
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1398
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1434
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1408
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1380
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1399
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1416
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1363
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1407
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1482
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1416
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1161
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1440
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1459
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1299
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1410
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1482
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1445
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1244
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1530
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1415
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1131
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1335
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1269
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1462
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1316
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1414
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1430
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1416
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1283
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1316
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1428
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1381
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1417
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1448
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1410
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438