Damascus vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$4683
🏠 One person rent
$315
$1128
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$1938
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$2219
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
28
91
😀 Quality of life
39
89
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.75M

The cost of living in Damascus is 67% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 7287th and 1942nd ($671 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Syria and Italy, respectively. Check Syria vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 7834th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Rome

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Damascus Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$5.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$10916

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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 Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1153
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1747
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1680
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1479
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1413
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1376
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1345
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1586
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1392
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1404
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1101
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1145
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1128
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1381
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1462
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1307
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1264
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1215
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1340
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1166
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1191
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1170
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1429
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1271
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1389
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1291
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1365
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1381
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1084
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1438
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1605
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1412
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1299
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1466
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1217
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1325
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1689
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1323