Damascus vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$310
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$1243
😷 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 42% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7406th and 4849th ($675 vs $1168) 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 7899th and 4347th 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
$9.24
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$5515

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010