Damascus vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$8778
🏠 One person rent
$315
$2299
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$4069
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$919
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$8151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
28
81
😀 Quality of life
39
100
🏙️ Population
2.69M
449K

The cost of living in Damascus is 82% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7287th and 23rd ($671 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Syria and Switzerland, respectively. Check Syria vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 7834th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Zurich

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Damascus Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$9.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$22875

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3153
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3207
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3225
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3207
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3180
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3381
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3836
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3169
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2747
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2699
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1684
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2489
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3197
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2650
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3231
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3175
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1705
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1766
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2924
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1690
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2694
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1810
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1537
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3565
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1593
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1694
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1698
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2964
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1397
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1447
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1839
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2443
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3041