Bangkok vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$1514
🏠 One person rent	$465	$310
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$498
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$48.3
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	89	29
😀 Quality of life	73	40
🏙️ Population	5.68M	2.69M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 52% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 5467th and 7406th ($1027 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Syria, respectively. Check Thailand vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 2647th and 7899th 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	$3.24	$9.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$89
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$1767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$4.39
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$1770

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

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