Damascus vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$323
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$3236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
90
😀 Quality of life
40
92
🏙️ Population
2.69M
548K

The cost of living in Damascus is 70% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 7245th and 1193rd ($706 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th in Syria and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Syria vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7855th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Manchester

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Damascus Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$20557

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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 Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831