Damascus vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$225
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$733
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
25
82
😀 Quality of life
36
66
🏙️ Population
2.5M
5.38M

The cost of living in Damascus is 28% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7822nd and 6353rd ($583 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Syria and Russia, respectively. Check Syria vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 7665th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Saint Petersburg

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Damascus Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.78
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$6.39
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$6504

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438