Damascus vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$933
🏠 One person rent
$323
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
29
40
😀 Quality of life
40
60
🏙️ Population
2.69M
5.94M

The cost of living in Damascus is 6% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7245th and 7534th ($706 vs $663) 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 17th in India, while ranked 7855th and 5942nd 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
$9.98
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$877

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298