Damascus vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$271
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$1313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
25
22
😀 Quality of life
32
46
🏙️ Population
2.58M
1.99M

The cost of living in Damascus is 19% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 7105th and 8124th ($672 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th in Syria and Turkey, respectively. Check Syria vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 2.3 months in Urfa. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Urfa ranked 25th in Turkey, while ranked 7854th and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Urfa

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Damascus Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
27.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$1486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$6.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$3.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$5.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$49.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$1501

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Urfa

Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$560
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$651
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$600
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$523
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$473
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$605
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$479
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$570
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$640
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$611
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$527
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$622
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$600
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$541
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$522
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$535
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$588
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$443
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$534
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$624
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$433
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$516
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$540
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$590
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$596
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$450
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$576
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$580
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$510
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$578
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$680
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$450
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$578
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$575
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$705