Damascus vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$271
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$5777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
25
100
😀 Quality of life
32
97
🏙️ Population
2.58M
8.8M

The cost of living in Damascus is 83% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7105th and 5th ($672 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.4 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 7854th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$20585

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108