Damascus vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$9099
🏠 One person rent
$323
$2413
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$4235
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$926
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$8550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
82
😀 Quality of life
40
97
🏙️ Population
2.69M
452K

The cost of living in Damascus is 82% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7245th and 11th ($706 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 7855th and 6th 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
$9.98
$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$10
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$136
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$26431

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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 Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3231
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3264
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3441
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3267
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3312
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3519
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4491
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3286
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2641
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2611
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1679
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2644
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3288
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2638
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3321
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3199
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1703
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1751
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2986
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1807
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1695
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$3120
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1784
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1533
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3587
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1582
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1700
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1700
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3034
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1385
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1507
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$2091
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2459
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3117