Damascus vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$323
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$1104
😷 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 58% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7245th and 3277th ($706 vs $1678) 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 0.7 months in Moscow. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 7855th and 2774th 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
$9.98
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$20160

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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 Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749