Damascus vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$1205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2730
🏠 One person rent
$323
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
29
57
😀 Quality of life
40
28
🏙️ Population
2.69M
43.9K

The cost of living in Damascus is 41% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 7245th and 4742nd ($706 vs $1205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Syria and Palestine, respectively. Check Syria vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.1 months in Ramallah. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Ramallah ranked 4th in Palestine, while ranked 7855th and 8857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Ramallah

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Damascus Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$6.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$3.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$4.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$4139

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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 Ramallah

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2663
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$1077
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1994
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$2336
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2465
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$2466
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$1070
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$2201
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$1020
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$977
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2541
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$2283
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2966
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$2379
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$2354
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2873
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$2288
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$2430
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$2347
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$1149
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$538
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2305
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2175
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1845