Damascus vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$7114
🏠 One person rent
$310
$2114
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$3790
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$4401
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
89
😀 Quality of life
40
97
🏙️ Population
2.69M
5.87M

The cost of living in Damascus is 78% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 7406th and 154th ($675 vs $3119) 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 1.4 months in Singapore City. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 7899th and 5th 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
$9.24
$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$8.22
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$31369

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2806
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$838
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$533
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$770
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$780
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$788
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$736
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$678
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$513
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$495
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$588
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$627
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$664
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$831
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$750
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$439
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$762
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$640
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$701
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$851
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$696
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$388
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$572
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$405
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$551
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$419
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$456
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$740
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$439
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$792
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$663