Damascus vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$1570
🏠 One person rent
$225
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$1443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
25
22
😀 Quality of life
36
48
🏙️ Population
2.5M
1.99M

The cost of living in Damascus is 13% less expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 7822nd and 7054th ($583 vs $667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 2.2 months in Urfa. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Urfa ranked 19th in Turkey, while ranked 7665th and 6429th 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
$4.03
$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
17.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$5.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$6.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$2.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$1.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$3.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$38.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$192
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$5442

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Urfa

Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$586
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$618
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$604
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$488
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$434
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$618
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$424
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$571
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$733
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$654
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$483
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$554
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$603
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$404
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$473
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$479
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$582
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$395
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$530
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$585
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$402
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$401
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$490
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$552
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$518
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$563
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$517
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$521
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$550
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$565
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$653
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$480
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$315
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$569
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$630