Damascus vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$2919
🏠 One person rent
$225
$835
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$1638
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
25
7
😀 Quality of life
36
63
🏙️ Population
2.5M
133K

The cost of living in Damascus is 55% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7822nd and 4218th ($583 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Maldives, respectively. Check Syria vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.8 months in Male. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 7665th and 4858th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Male

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Damascus Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$3.08
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$3438

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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
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1207
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$295
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$255
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$284
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$348
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$391
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$358
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$304
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$507
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$582
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$302
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$462
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$345
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$406
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$465
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$469
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$325
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$309
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$391
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$341
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$358
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$409
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$337
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$533
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$327
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$319
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$357
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$321
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$328
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$424
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$523
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$379
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$585
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$326
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$399
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$417
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$339