Damascus vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$5245
🏠 One person rent
$291
$1494
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$2384
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.7
$4432
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
25
69
😀 Quality of life
34
90
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.61M

The cost of living in Damascus is 73% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 7300th and 955th ($638 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 875th 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 31st in the United States, while ranked 7688th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.26
$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.68%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1862
$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.52
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.81
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.5
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.6
$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1666
$12281

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1979
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2524
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2342
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2423
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2304
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2413
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2525
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2468
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2328
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2306
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2417
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2353
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2342
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2388
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2281
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2296
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2319
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2466
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2423
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2073
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2056
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2027
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1957
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2543
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2037
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2013
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2763
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1815
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1926
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2077
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$830
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1947
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$823
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1852
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$788
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2729
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$913
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2724