Damascus vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Damascus	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1433	$4464
🏠 One person rent	$225	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$409	$1909
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$56.5	$3795
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	25	94
😀 Quality of life	36	93
🏙️ Population	2.5M	592K

The cost of living in Damascus is 71% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 7822nd and 1756th ($583 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Syria and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Syria vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 7665th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Rotterdam

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	Damascus	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.52	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.29	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.9	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.93%	3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1756	$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1228	$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.08	$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.66	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.47	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.87	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.59	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.85	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.3	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.1	$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1634	$12166

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Cities near Damascus

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

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1804
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$1886
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2205
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1822
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2055
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2465
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1833
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$1894
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$1981
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1647
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2001
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1376
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1965
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1650
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1756
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1631
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1818
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1909
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1539
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1971
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1413
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413