Damascus vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$7653
🏠 One person rent
$271
$2045
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$3732
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$714
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$5275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
25
99
😀 Quality of life
32
94
🏙️ Population
2.58M
3.9M

The cost of living in Damascus is 79% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7105th and 72nd ($672 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th in Syria and the United States, respectively. Check Syria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 7854th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Los Angeles

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Damascus Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$7.95
 Cappuccino
$1.27
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$61
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$28613

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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 Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2849
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2675
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2831
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2638
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3271
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2354
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2709
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3009
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2861
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2776
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2714
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2629
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2572
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2866
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2715
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3054
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2717
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2552
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2569
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3589
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2673
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3065
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2754