Damascus vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$2015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$4668
🏠 One person rent
$315
$1177
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$2051
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$2580
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
28
98
😀 Quality of life
39
92
🏙️ Population
2.69M
3.42M

The cost of living in Damascus is 67% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 7287th and 1962nd ($671 vs $2015) 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 7834th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$4.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$959
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$2482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$8353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$4881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$8.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$678
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$12418

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1656
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1703
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1581
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1627
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1573
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1194
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1325
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1385
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1217
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1346
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1400
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1367
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1189
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$893
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1225
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1337
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1464
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1312
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1407
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1118
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1225
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1414
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1369
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1490
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1457
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1272
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1685
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1303
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1133
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1345
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1233
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1320
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$913
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1382
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1344
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1703