Bangkok vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$405
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
89
25
😀 Quality of life
75
36
🏙️ Population
5.68M
2.5M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 55% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 5960th and 7822nd ($902 vs $583) 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 0.7 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 1087th and 7665th 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
$2.64
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$30.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
11.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$1756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$1228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$3.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$3.85
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$94.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$1634

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850