Damascus vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Damascus London
🚶 Cost of living one person
$590
$3029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1477
$6932
🏠 One person rent
$214
$1951
🏘️ Family rent
$387
$3238
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$53.9
$4290
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
28
100
😀 Quality of life
39
98
🏙️ Population
2.5M
8.91M

The cost of living in Damascus is 81% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 7657th and 79th ($590 vs $3029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.4 months in London. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7383rd and 2nd 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
$3.97
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$76.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.16
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$2186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$1625
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$4044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$2630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.9
$37.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.73%
5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1985
$17870
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1207
$10200
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$3.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$9.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3
$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.97
$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.9
$64.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$108
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.2
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$2088
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1851
$25849

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1027
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1567
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$874
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1336
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1545
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$747
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1537
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1546
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$899
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$638
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1558
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1622
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1583
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1523
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1489
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1417
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1365
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1399
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1482
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1409
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1500
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1381
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1565
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1542
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1173
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$578
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1378
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$586
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1448
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1462
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1537
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1552
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1614
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1667
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$612
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$815
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1480
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$940
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1715

Cities near London

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$2536
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2121
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2082
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2202
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2080
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2037
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2040
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2021
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2008
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2253
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$1923
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2030
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$1967
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$1910
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$1877
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$1871
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$1929
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$1687
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2153
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2103
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$1889
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$1816
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$1940
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$1927
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$2077
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2255
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$1899
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$1963
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$1980
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1948
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$1995
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2000
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$1813
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$1849
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$1830
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$2001
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$1827
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2769
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$2187