Damascus vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$7719
🏠 One person rent
$271
$2248
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$4052
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$5772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
25
87
😀 Quality of life
32
92
🏙️ Population
2.58M
1.39M

The cost of living in Damascus is 80% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 7105th and 45th ($672 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 7854th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$21468

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2821
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2936
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1050
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2799
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2765
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2853
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$922
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2795
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2718
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$2997
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2783
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2926
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2767
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2579
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2886
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3006
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2828
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2650
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2717
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2587
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$912
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3047
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2789
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2595
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2647