Damascus vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$9189
🏠 One person rent
$323
$2718
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$4417
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$842
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$5389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
100
😀 Quality of life
40
95
🏙️ Population
2.69M
8.8M

The cost of living in Damascus is 83% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7245th and 4th ($706 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and the United States, respectively. Check Syria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 7855th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs New York City

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Damascus New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$8.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$21713

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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 New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2840
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2917
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2795
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2791
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2820
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2821
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2707
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2797
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2805
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2545
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2725
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2823
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2540
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2557
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2700
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2791
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2692
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2485
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2697
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2775
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2614
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2779
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2710
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2729
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2669
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2634
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2450
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2713
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2762
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2694
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2488
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3192