Damascus vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$2089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$4820
🏠 One person rent
$310
$1219
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$2088
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$518
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$2681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
29
98
😀 Quality of life
40
90
🏙️ Population
2.69M
3.51M

The cost of living in Damascus is 68% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 7406th and 1805th ($675 vs $2089) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.3 months in Madrid. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 7899th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Madrid

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Damascus Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$4.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$1000
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$2540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$1720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$8795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$4558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$71
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$702
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$14237

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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 Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1747
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1648
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1671
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1688
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1697
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1226
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1350
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1366
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1251
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1384
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1433
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1408
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1215
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$918
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1260
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1387
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1451
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1349
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1461
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1146
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1253
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1462
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1356
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1435
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1471
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1300
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1365
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1123
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1388
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1331
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1299
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$957
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1385
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1366
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1797