Damascus vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$4469
🏠 One person rent
$291
$1143
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$1940
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.7
$3371
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
25
95
😀 Quality of life
34
95
🏙️ Population
2.69M
985K

The cost of living in Damascus is 69% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 7300th and 1732nd ($638 vs $2039) 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 1.7 months in Stockholm. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 7688th and 20th 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
$5.01
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$7.33
 Cappuccino
$1.26
$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.68%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1862
$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$25
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.52
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.81
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.6
$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1666
$5804

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$912
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1020
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$798
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1255
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1681
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$573
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1600
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$776
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$679
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1531
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1655
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1616
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1732
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1502
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1652
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$456
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1593
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$608
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1645
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$552
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$877
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1576
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$994
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Stockholm

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$957
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$1734
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1568
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1487
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1592
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1510
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1510
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1416
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1412
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1252
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1327
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1244
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1242
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1411
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1171
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1302
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1178
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1273
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1599
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1648
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1373
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1279
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1450
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1473
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1495
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1450
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1367
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1434
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1254
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1064
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1373
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$869
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1396
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1441
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1251
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1457
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1239
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1331