Damascus vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$10033
🏠 One person rent
$291
$2960
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$5380
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$886
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.7
$5544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
25
100
😀 Quality of life
34
95
🏙️ Population
2.69M
8.8M

The cost of living in Damascus is 86% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7300th and 3rd ($638 vs $4441) 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 1.2 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 7688th and 22nd 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
$5.01
$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$8.94
☕ Cappuccino
$1.26
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.68%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1862
$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.52
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.81
$173
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.5
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.6
$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1666
$21465

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$912
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1020
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$798
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1255
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1681
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$573
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1600
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$776
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$679
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1531
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1655
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1616
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1732
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1502
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1652
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$456
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1593
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$608
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1645
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$552
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$877
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1576
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$994
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2701
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2756
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2698
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2720
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2730
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2792
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2667
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2729
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2740
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2512
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2693
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2732
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2531
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2587
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2637
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2664
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2480
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2715
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2722
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2676
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2747
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2664
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2716
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2745
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2611
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2456
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2674
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2772
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2730
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2610
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2456
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3111