Damascus vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$323
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$1664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
29
42
😀 Quality of life
40
73
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.42M

The cost of living in Damascus is 41% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7245th and 4774th ($706 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Oman, respectively. Check Syria vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.4 months in Muscat. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 7855th and 2223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Muscat

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Damascus Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$12.4
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$10581

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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 Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454