Damascus vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$1726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$3985
🏠 One person rent
$225
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$1693
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$2362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
25
98
😀 Quality of life
36
90
🏙️ Population
2.5M
3.28M

The cost of living in Damascus is 66% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 7822nd and 2577th ($583 vs $1726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Syria and Spain, respectively. Check Syria vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.4 months in Madrid. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 7665th and 121st among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$58.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$4.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$1118
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$2068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
2.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$2665
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$6.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$5.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$72.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$9474

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1721
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1368
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1377
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1572
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1492
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1219
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1298
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1156
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1138
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1282
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1303
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1139
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1187
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1203
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1207
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$973
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$932
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1127
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1140
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1109
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$983
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1137
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1241
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1142
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$902
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1260
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1206
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1283
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1327
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1096
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$987
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$963
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1056
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1210
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$807
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1214
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1176
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1437