Damascus vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$1449
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$3571
🏠 One person rent
$271
$688
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$1289
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$2807
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
25
72
😀 Quality of life
32
92
🏙️ Population
2.58M
616K

The cost of living in Damascus is 54% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 7105th and 3925th ($672 vs $1449) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 535th 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 1.9 months in Leipzig. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Leipzig ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 7854th and 80th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$56.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$4.47
 Cappuccino
$1.27
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$965
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$4637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$2606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$8.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$86.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$10026

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1387
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1347
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1349
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1360
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1320
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1342
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1365
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1273
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1365
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1345
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1384
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1170
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1306
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1210
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1376
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1421
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1330
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1191
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1228
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1393
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1095
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1306
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1231
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1387
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1379
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1354
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1386
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1211
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1215
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1387
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1367
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1386
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1386
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1413
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261