Damascus vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Damascus | Male | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Damascus is 48% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7105th and 4342nd ($672 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 7854th and 5145th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 51 km or 32 mi |  Zahle | |
| 75 km or 47 mi |  Kiryat Shmona | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Jounieh | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Sidon | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Beirut | |
| 96 km or 59 mi | Safed | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Tyre | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Tiberias | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Ma'alot-Tarshiha | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Tripoli | |
| 114 km or 71 mi |  Irbid | |
| 115 km or 72 mi | Arraba | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Karmiel | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Sakhnin | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Tamra | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Nahariya | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Nof HaGalil | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Nazareth | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Acre | |
| 131 km or 81 mi | Shefa-'Amr | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Migdal HaEmek | |
| 136 km or 84 mi | Kiryat Motzkin | |
| 136 km or 85 mi | Kiryat Ata | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Kiryat Yam | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Kiryat Bialik | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Afula | |
| 141 km or 88 mi |  Homs | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Nesher | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Jerash | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Haifa | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Yokneam Illit | |
| 154 km or 95 mi | Umm al-Fahm | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Zikhron Ya'akov | |
| 168 km or 105 mi | Baqa-Jatt | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Pardes Hanna-Karkur | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Al-Salt | |
| 173 km or 108 mi |  Nablus | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Hadera | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Amman | |
| 184 km or 114 mi | Tayibe |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.4 km or 3.4 mi |  Hulhumale | |
| 610 km or 379 mi |  Thiruvananthapuram | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Varkala | |
| 621 km or 386 mi | Nagercoil | |
| 624 km or 388 mi | Kollam | |
| 687 km or 427 mi | Tirunelveli | |
| 688 km or 428 mi | Kottayam | |
| 713 km or 443 mi | Kochi | |
| 714 km or 444 mi | Ernakulam | |
| 724 km or 450 mi | Thoothukudi | |
| 761 km or 473 mi |  Beruwala | |
| 763 km or 474 mi | Colombo | |
| 766 km or 476 mi | Thrissur | |
| 771 km or 479 mi | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | |
| 772 km or 479 mi | Galle | |
| 777 km or 483 mi | Negombo | |
| 788 km or 490 mi | Gampaha | |
| 803 km or 499 mi | Matara | |
| 814 km or 506 mi | Malappuram | |
| 817 km or 507 mi | Madurai | |
| 825 km or 513 mi | Kozhikode | |
| 843 km or 524 mi | Dindigul | |
| 849 km or 528 mi | Coimbatore | |
| 862 km or 535 mi | Kandy | |
| 879 km or 546 mi | Kannur | |
| 892 km or 554 mi | Anuradhapura | |
| 899 km or 559 mi | Tiruppur | |
| 922 km or 573 mi | Erode | |
| 935 km or 581 mi | Tiruchirappalli | |
| 964 km or 599 mi | Thanjavur | |
| 968 km or 602 mi | Mysore | |
| 977 km or 607 mi | Salem | |
| 979 km or 608 mi | Mangalore | |
| 983 km or 611 mi | Trincomalee | |
| 1027 km or 638 mi | Udupi | |
| 1076 km or 669 mi | Bangalore | |
| 1087 km or 675 mi | Cuddalore | |
| 1093 km or 679 mi | Tumkur | |
| 1106 km or 688 mi | Shimoga | |
| 1108 km or 688 mi | Pondicherry |