Damascus vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$323
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$1337
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
23
😀 Quality of life
40
69
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.41M

The cost of living in Damascus is 39% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7245th and 4843rd ($706 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 Medina. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7855th and 4103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Medina

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Damascus Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$5520

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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 Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077