Damascus vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$3079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$7509
🏠 One person rent
$225
$2032
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$3829
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$700
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$6776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
25
100
😀 Quality of life
36
95
🏙️ Population
2.5M
690K

The cost of living in Damascus is 81% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 7822nd and 96th ($583 vs $3079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 82nd in Syria and the United States, respectively. Check Syria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 2.2 months in Washington. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Washington ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 7665th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Washington

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Damascus Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$8.43
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$2233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$1772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$4714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$3322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$9149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$6215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$21.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$97.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$29.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$2314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$28279

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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 Washington

Distance City Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi Georgetown
$2844
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2535
10 km or 6.3 mi Alexandria
$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi Bethesda
$2685
12 km or 7.5 mi Silver Spring
$2150
15 km or 9.2 mi College Park
$2369
17 km or 11 mi Springfield
$2215
17 km or 11 mi Greenbelt
$2359
23 km or 14 mi Rockville
$2325
24 km or 15 mi Fairfax
$2730
26 km or 16 mi Bowie
$2362
27 km or 17 mi Laurel
$2258
28 km or 17 mi Reston
$2714
30 km or 19 mi Waldorf
$2428
31 km or 19 mi Gaithersburg
$2662
32 km or 20 mi Herndon
$2518
34 km or 21 mi Woodbridge
$2592
34 km or 21 mi Marumsco
$2522
36 km or 22 mi Centreville
$3110
37 km or 23 mi Germantown
$2591
38 km or 23 mi Columbia
$2674
41 km or 26 mi Manassas
$2426
42 km or 26 mi Ashburn
$2863
47 km or 29 mi Annapolis
$2849
49 km or 31 mi Catonsville
$2421
51 km or 32 mi Leesburg
$2685
57 km or 35 mi Eldersburg
$2367
57 km or 35 mi Baltimore
$2197
61 km or 38 mi Owings Mills
$2518
68 km or 42 mi Frederick
$2308
76 km or 47 mi Fredericksburg
$2241
83 km or 52 mi Charles Town
$1876
87 km or 54 mi Edgewood
$2433
92 km or 57 mi Bel Air South
$2416
93 km or 58 mi Bel Air North
$2401
102 km or 63 mi Hanover
$2116
102 km or 63 mi Hagerstown
$1906
103 km or 64 mi Winchester
$2255
106 km or 66 mi Waynesboro
$2107
122 km or 76 mi York
$1846