Damascus vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$310
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$1020
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
29
96
😀 Quality of life
40
72
🏙️ Population
2.69M
13.3M

The cost of living in Damascus is 57% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7406th and 3728th ($675 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Russia, respectively. Check Syria vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 7899th and 3206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Moscow

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Damascus Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$17546

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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 Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791