Damascus vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1913
🏠 One person rent
$310
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$298
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$799
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
29
23
😀 Quality of life
40
60
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.37M

The cost of living in Damascus is 14% less expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 7406th and 6818th ($675 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Syria and Turkey, respectively. Check Syria vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1 months in Samsun. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Samsun ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 7899th and 5950th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Samsun

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Damascus Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$35.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
48.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$3105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$3447

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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 Samsun

Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$703
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$769
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$702
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$988
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$662
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$670
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$694
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$688
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$746
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$766
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$730
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$673
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$732
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$755
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$676
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$702
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$708
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$552
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$599
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$765
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$1027
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$710
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$615
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$673
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$598
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$985
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$807
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$595
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$769
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$761
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$755
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$705
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$743
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$654
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$621
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$802
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$907