Damascus vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$2390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$5218
🏠 One person rent
$225
$1517
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$2491
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$4557
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
25
69
😀 Quality of life
36
90
🏙️ Population
2.5M
1.61M

The cost of living in Damascus is 76% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 7822nd and 864th ($583 vs $2390) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 780th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Phoenix ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 7665th and 127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$69
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$5.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$1436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$1252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$2542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$73.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$3451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$2894
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$65.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$3.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$977
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$10488

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$2339
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2459
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2381
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2315
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2425
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2485
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2428
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2347
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2427
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2392
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2368
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2340
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2379
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2414
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2341
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2275
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2244
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2105
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2096
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$2042
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2004
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2076
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2692
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1828
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$2008
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2043
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$874
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1941
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$953
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1886
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$865
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2687
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$1054
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2706