Damascus vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus London
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$7723
🏠 One person rent
$225
$2218
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$3918
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$574
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$4098
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
25
100
😀 Quality of life
36
98
🏙️ Population
2.5M
8.91M

The cost of living in Damascus is 82% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 7822nd and 38th ($583 vs $3321) 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 1.2 months in London. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7665th and 5th 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
$4.03
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$8.25
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$25471

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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 London

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$3004
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2538
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2234
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2282
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2165
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2157
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$2175
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2120
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$2119
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$2104
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$2036
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$2117
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$2504
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$1981
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2152
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$2050
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2345
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$1999
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$2067
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$2599
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$2057
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$1937
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2173
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$2043
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$2001
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$2155
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1974
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$2051
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2076
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$1993
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$1875
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$1976
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$1920
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$1972
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2406
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$1908