Damascus vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Damascus	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$672	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1612	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$271	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$56.1	$3835
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	25	94
😀 Quality of life	32	94
🏙️ Population	2.58M	664K

The cost of living in Damascus is 70% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 7105th and 1336th ($672 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 7854th and 51st 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	$5.04	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.49%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1873	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$880	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.1	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.24	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.99	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.95	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.05	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.8	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.8	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.8	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1645	$10888

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$857
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1604
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$948
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$767
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1165
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1635
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$545
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1544
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1619
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$708
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$630
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1624
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1579
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1612
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1617
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1565
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1659
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1674
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1451
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1617
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1664
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1585
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1591
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1604
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1607
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1614
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$462
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1532
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$598
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1582
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1706
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1708
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1749
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1787
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$692
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$730
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1556
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$1004
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$1838

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592