Damascus vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$3350
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$7781
🏠 One person rent
$323
$2159
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$3818
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$7152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
29
100
😀 Quality of life
40
94
🏙️ Population
2.69M
690K

The cost of living in Damascus is 79% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 7245th and 74th ($706 vs $3350) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 56th 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 2.1 months in Washington. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 7855th and 31st 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
$9.98
$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$8.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$1850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$4205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$3379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$8429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$196
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$1892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$24903

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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 Washington

Distance City Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi Georgetown
$3031
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2572
10 km or 6.3 mi Alexandria
$2913
11 km or 6.8 mi Bethesda
$2769
12 km or 7.5 mi Silver Spring
$2223
15 km or 9.2 mi College Park
$3016
17 km or 11 mi Springfield
$2367
17 km or 11 mi Greenbelt
$2774
23 km or 14 mi Rockville
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Fairfax
$2803
26 km or 16 mi Bowie
$2596
27 km or 17 mi Laurel
$2377
28 km or 17 mi Reston
$2801
30 km or 19 mi Waldorf
$2508
31 km or 19 mi Gaithersburg
$2512
32 km or 20 mi Herndon
$2799
34 km or 21 mi Woodbridge
$2696
34 km or 21 mi Marumsco
$2608
36 km or 22 mi Centreville
$3338
37 km or 23 mi Germantown
$2695
38 km or 23 mi Columbia
$2856
41 km or 26 mi Manassas
$2379
42 km or 26 mi Ashburn
$2793
47 km or 29 mi Annapolis
$2862
49 km or 31 mi Catonsville
$2484
51 km or 32 mi Leesburg
$2341
57 km or 35 mi Eldersburg
$2554
57 km or 35 mi Baltimore
$2224
61 km or 38 mi Owings Mills
$2603
68 km or 42 mi Frederick
$2318
76 km or 47 mi Fredericksburg
$2363
83 km or 52 mi Charles Town
$1977
87 km or 54 mi Edgewood
$3012
92 km or 57 mi Bel Air South
$2787
93 km or 58 mi Bel Air North
$2694
102 km or 63 mi Hanover
$2275
102 km or 63 mi Hagerstown
$2037
103 km or 64 mi Winchester
$2252
106 km or 66 mi Waynesboro
$2109
122 km or 76 mi York
$2088