Damascus vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$3968
🏠 One person rent
$323
$1002
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$1727
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$483
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$1960
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
24
😀 Quality of life
40
80
🏙️ Population
2.69M
599K

The cost of living in Damascus is 59% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 7245th and 3191st ($706 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th 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 1.1 months in Malaga. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Malaga ranked 25th in Spain, while ranked 7855th and 690th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Malaga

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Damascus Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$1178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$2058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$1443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$88.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$5104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$3819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$99.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$709
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$10558

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1608
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1556
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1574
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1317
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2004
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1495
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1098
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1022
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1670
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$988
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1350
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2272
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1304
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1368
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1193
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1014
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1390
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1306
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1287
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1223
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1369
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1291
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1337
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1158
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1279
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$983
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$591
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1343
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$879
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1395
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1436
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1499
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1453
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1343
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1315
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$929
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$499