Damascus vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$4256
🏠 One person rent
$271
$1111
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$1849
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$2391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
25
98
😀 Quality of life
32
90
🏙️ Population
2.58M
3.33M

The cost of living in Damascus is 64% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 7105th and 2194th ($672 vs $1889) 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 7854th and 149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$4.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$911
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$1526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$6496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$4015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$67.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$585
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$10462

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581