Damascus vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$310
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$3421
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
90
😀 Quality of life
40
93
🏙️ Population
2.69M
548K

The cost of living in Damascus is 71% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 7406th and 1156th ($675 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd 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 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7899th and 78th 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
$9.24
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$21096

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862