Damascus vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$9038
🏠 One person rent
$310
$2349
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$4207
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$934
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$6864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
82
😀 Quality of life
40
96
🏙️ Population
2.69M
449K

The cost of living in Damascus is 82% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7406th and 13th ($675 vs $3784) 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 1.8 months in Zurich. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 7899th and 9th 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
$9.24
$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$9.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$24322

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3281
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3328
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3414
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3305
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3310
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3360
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3556
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4151
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2731
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2740
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2546
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3367
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2721
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3380
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3331
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1740
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1794
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$3046
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1872
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2978
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1550
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3677
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1604
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1721
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3080
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1393
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1966
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2543
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3171