Damascus vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$7082
🏠 One person rent
$225
$1895
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$3327
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$708
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$6506
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
25
80
😀 Quality of life
36
90
🏙️ Population
2.5M
737K

The cost of living in Damascus is 80% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 7822nd and 145th ($583 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 7665th and 125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Seattle

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Damascus Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$8.28
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$177
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$29730

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Cities near Damascus

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
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2507
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3118
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2157
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3262
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2728
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2463
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2837
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2651
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2549
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2750
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2827
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2663
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2585
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2597
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2604
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2830
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2652
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2733
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2461
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2585
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2402
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2546
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2500
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2576
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2451
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2470
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2210