Bangkok vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$1494
🏠 One person rent
$416
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$753
$55.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
89
25
😀 Quality of life
74
34
🏙️ Population
5.68M
2.69M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 47% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 5822nd and 7300th ($941 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Syria, respectively. Check Thailand vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 1221st and 7688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Damascus

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Bangkok Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$67.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
13.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5781
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$3.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$5.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.38
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$3.81
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$2.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$47.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$48.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13301
$1666

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$717
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$753
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$748
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$715
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$595
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$641
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$548
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$743
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$781
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$752
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$656
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$685
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$654
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$576
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$677
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$573
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$537
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$644
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$568
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$777
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$569
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$730
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$610
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$543
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$705
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1163
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$563
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$596
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$836
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$519
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$513
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$705
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$721
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$691
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$650

Cities near Damascus

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