Damascus vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$271
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$3299
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
25
91
😀 Quality of life
32
92
🏙️ Population
2.58M
548K

The cost of living in Damascus is 69% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 7105th and 1500th ($672 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7854th and 76th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$17390

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761