Damascus vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$2316
🏠 One person rent
$271
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$1656
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
25
41
😀 Quality of life
32
53
🏙️ Population
2.58M
2.43M

The cost of living in Damascus is 29% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 7105th and 6019th ($672 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.8 months in Mecca. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7854th and 6051st 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
$5.04
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.59
 Cappuccino
$1.27
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$4675

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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 Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1123
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$895
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1096
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$853
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$837
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$895
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$915
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$828
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$934
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$491
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$488
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$492
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$940
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$524
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$944
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$490
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1094
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$988
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$324
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1586
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$550
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$491
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$988
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$314
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$686
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$489
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$278
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$333
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$491
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$294
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$935
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$806
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$393
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514