Damascus vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$323
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
59
😀 Quality of life
40
80
🏙️ Population
2.69M
595K

The cost of living in Damascus is 44% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7245th and 4631st ($706 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Syria and Latvia, respectively. Check Syria vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 7855th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Riga

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Damascus Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$18197

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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 Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391