Damascus vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$3383
🏠 One person rent
$315
$775
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$1312
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$477
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$1674
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
28
70
😀 Quality of life
39
81
🏙️ Population
2.69M
56.8K

The cost of living in Damascus is 54% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 7287th and 4118th ($671 vs $1453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.2 months in Nicosia. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Nicosia ranked 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 7834th and 705th 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
$7.99
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$4.66
 Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$21.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$8498

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1420
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1305
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1275
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1587
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1376
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1403
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2175
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1945
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1728
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$634
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$734
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$820
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$441
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$724
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$787
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1261
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1028
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$647
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$822
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$690
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$791
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$647
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$930
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$659
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$591
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1775
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1633
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$599
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1840
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$543
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$438
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$1035
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1630
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769