Damascus vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$310
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$4180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
29
94
😀 Quality of life
40
95
🏙️ Population
2.69M
664K

The cost of living in Damascus is 74% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 7406th and 676th ($675 vs $2637) 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 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 7899th and 24th 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
$9.24
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$13439

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727