Damascus vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$310
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$842
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
48
😀 Quality of life
40
72
🏙️ Population
2.69M
389K

The cost of living in Damascus is 46% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 7406th and 4667th ($675 vs $1256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Albania, respectively. Check Syria vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 7899th and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Tirana

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Damascus Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$6657

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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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$617
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013