Damascus vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$9179
🏠 One person rent
$310
$2718
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$4382
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$875
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$5229
😷 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 84% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7406th and 4th ($675 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.2 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 7899th and 18th 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
$9.24
$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$8.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$21999

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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 New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2803
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2868
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2738
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2781
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2803
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2801
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2696
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2750
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2792
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2533
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2717
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2809
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2539
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2512
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2774
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2685
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2477
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2702
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2782
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2665
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2772
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2697
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2734
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2666
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2638
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2497
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2687
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2758
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2690
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2503
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3188