Damascus vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$6888
🏠 One person rent
$225
$2075
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$3850
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$4634
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
25
89
😀 Quality of life
36
98
🏙️ Population
2.5M
5.87M

The cost of living in Damascus is 81% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 7822nd and 133rd ($583 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Singapore, respectively. Check Syria vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 7665th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Singapore City

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Damascus Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$7.73
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$26424

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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
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2733
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$623
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$585
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$610
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$609
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$611
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$602
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$545
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$554
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$558
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$482
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$480
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$539
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$644
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$582
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$479
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$553
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$512
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$565
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$913
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$550
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$457
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$638
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$450
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$455
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$442
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$521
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$578
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$476
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$566
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$544