Damascus vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$8076
🏠 One person rent
$291
$1966
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$3466
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$863
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.7
$7242
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
25
81
😀 Quality of life
34
98
🏙️ Population
2.69M
449K

The cost of living in Damascus is 81% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7300th and 59th ($638 vs $3296) 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 7688th and 5th 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
$5.01
$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$8.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.26
$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.68%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1862
$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.52
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.81
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$120
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.5
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.6
$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1666
$29610

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$912
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1020
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$798
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1255
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1681
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$573
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1600
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$776
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$679
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1531
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1655
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1616
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1732
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1502
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1652
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$456
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1593
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$608
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1645
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$552
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$877
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1576
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$994
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2873
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$2970
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$2960
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3032
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2893
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3059
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3099
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3426
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2861
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2379
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2419
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1472
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2252
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2897
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2262
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2931
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2891
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1555
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1609
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2614
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1731
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1447
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2464
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1641
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1382
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3233
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1453
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1434
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1442
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2643
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1267
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1286
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1656
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2352
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2717