Damascus vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$2370
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$5666
🏠 One person rent
$310
$1333
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$2384
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
29
98
😀 Quality of life
40
88
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.35M

The cost of living in Damascus is 72% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 7406th and 1148th ($675 vs $2370) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Italy, respectively. Check Syria vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1 months in Milan. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 7899th and 336th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Milan

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Damascus Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$7.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$1068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$2800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$1958
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
3.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$10810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$5173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$5.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$867
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$18202

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Cities near Damascus

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 Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1778
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1885
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1675
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1817
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1371
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1631
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1769
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1803
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1458
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1782
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1290
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1582
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1498
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1577
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1602
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1606
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1338
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2884
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1471
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1432
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1354
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1844
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3229
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1275
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1342
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1652
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1649
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1652
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1628
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1660
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1733
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1468
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1694
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2942
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1618
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1637
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1375
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1649
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1719