Damascus vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$323
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$727
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$1083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
29
41
😀 Quality of life
40
57
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.43M

The cost of living in Damascus is 32% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 7245th and 5338th ($706 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Syria and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Syria vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.1 months in Mecca. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7855th and 6151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Mecca

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Damascus Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$1938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$1617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$4.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$4518

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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 Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1210
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$890
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$976
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1164
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$791
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$873
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$871
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$993
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$834
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$864
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$919
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$483
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$475
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$484
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$938
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$513
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$738
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$481
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1124
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$947
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$350
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1628
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$532
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$476
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1036
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$379
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$748
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$476
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$334
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$439
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$478
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$338
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$872
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$488
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$753
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$429
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$497