Damascus vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$3486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$7909
🏠 One person rent
$323
$2368
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$4139
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$735
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$5217
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
29
86
😀 Quality of life
40
91
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.39M

The cost of living in Damascus is 80% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 7245th and 52nd ($706 vs $3486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th in Syria and the United States, respectively. Check Syria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs San Diego ranked 38th in the United States, while ranked 7855th and 155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs San Diego

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Damascus San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$8.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$2489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$2046
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$4508
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$3643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$6577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$4.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$7.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$5.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$19.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$30.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$1937
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$22295

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$3023
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$3033
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2984
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$3065
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$3077
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1276
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2956
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$3012
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3265
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1126
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1108
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3274
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$3008
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3269
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$3011
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3221
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2984
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2690
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2994
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3137
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$3051
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2799
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3075
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2850
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3492
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3129
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2646
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$967
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2663
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3520
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3064
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2984
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3503
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2598
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2768
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2738
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2826