Damascus vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$7493
🏠 One person rent
$323
$1996
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$3450
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$789
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$6618
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
80
😀 Quality of life
40
91
🏙️ Population
2.69M
737K

The cost of living in Damascus is 78% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 7245th and 126th ($706 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 7855th and 147th 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
$9.98
$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$7.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$167
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$30033

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Cities near Damascus

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
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2678
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2782
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2621
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3602
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2749
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2783
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2734
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2884
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2728
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2797
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2637
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2736
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2479
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2775
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2714
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2542
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2617
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2709
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2342
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2727
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2429
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2722
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2822
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2576
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2661
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2378
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2616
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2592
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2690
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2580
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2765
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2098