Damascus vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$225
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
25
20
😀 Quality of life
36
52
🏙️ Population
2.5M
1.18M

The cost of living in Damascus is 35% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7822nd and 6017th ($583 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7665th and 6150th 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
$4.03
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$8.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964