Damascus vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$5120
🏠 One person rent
$315
$1271
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$2134
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$619
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$3571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
28
95
😀 Quality of life
39
96
🏙️ Population
2.69M
985K

The cost of living in Damascus is 71% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 7287th and 1273rd ($671 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Sweden, respectively. Check Syria vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 7834th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Stockholm

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Damascus Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$7.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$15313

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Stockholm

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$1968
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1742
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1940
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1779
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1661
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1681
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1650
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1592
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1446
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1494
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1325
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1390
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1483
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1325
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1530
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1312
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1289
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1801
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1516
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1460
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1524
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1551
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1545
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1521
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1586
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1542
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1353
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1192
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1528
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$968
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1589
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1566
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1397
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1598
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1363
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1482