Damascus vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus London
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$3740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$8537
🏠 One person rent
$310
$2516
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$4294
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$631
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$412
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$3678
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
100
😀 Quality of life
40
96
🏙️ Population
2.69M
8.8M

The cost of living in Damascus is 82% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 7406th and 20th ($675 vs $3740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Syria vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1 months in London. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7899th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs London

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Damascus London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$9.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$5.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$2958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$2140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$4865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$3773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$20369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$10989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$5.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$9.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$6.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$2594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$30567

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near London

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$3038
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2564
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2419
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2417
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2406
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2395
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2382
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2661
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$2336
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2426
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$2490
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$2227
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$2271
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$2345
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$2675
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$2152
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2259
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$2321
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2567
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$2276
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$2260
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$2846
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$2265
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$2188
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2622
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$2385
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$2262
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$2485
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1860
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$2191
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2215
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$2223
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$2212
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$2576
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$2111
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$2377
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2472
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$2199