Damascus vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$3475
🏠 One person rent
$323
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$1368
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$482
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$1894
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
72
😀 Quality of life
40
83
🏙️ Population
2.69M
56.8K

The cost of living in Damascus is 53% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 7245th and 4020th ($706 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Syria and Cyprus, respectively. Check Syria vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.3 months in Nicosia. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 7855th and 509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Nicosia

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Damascus Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$9.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$4.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$604
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$1270
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$3208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$2334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$53
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$9567

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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 Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1375
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1237
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1220
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1440
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1353
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1382
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2086
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1923
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1782
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$641
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$676
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$836
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$446
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$425
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$740
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$841
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1204
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$927
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$678
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$756
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$700
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1093
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$594
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$565
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$2069
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1873
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$598
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1891
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$559
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$441
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$994
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$2008
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047