Damascus vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$323
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$910
😷 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 44% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 7245th and 4610th ($706 vs $1264) 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 7855th and 2811th 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
$9.98
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$7688

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Cities near Damascus

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 Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$918
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$687
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$772
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$727
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1047
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$738
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$849
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$897
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1078
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$891
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$770
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$663
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1053
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1207
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$930
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1092
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$591
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1265
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$880
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1123
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$587
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1093
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1362
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1306
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$675
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1119
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$610
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$718
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1267
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$581
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1415
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1048
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$620
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$832
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1030