Damascus vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$990
🏠 One person rent
$315
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
28
40
😀 Quality of life
39
55
🏙️ Population
2.69M
5.94M

The cost of living in Damascus is 5% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7287th and 7068th ($671 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Syria and India, respectively. Check Syria vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 7834th and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Surat

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Damascus Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$922

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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 Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333