Belgrade vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1335
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3147
$1492
🏠 One person rent
$717
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$1229
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$47.6
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
50
28
😀 Quality of life
74
39
🏙️ Population
1.2M
2.69M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 99% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 4408th and 7287th ($1335 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Serbia and Syria, respectively. Check Serbia vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Belgrade compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 2116th and 7834th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Damascus

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Belgrade Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.4
$7.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.81
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$766
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1414
$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
13.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4732
$1865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2936
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$6.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.91
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.62
$0.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.02
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$3.82
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9637
$1711

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Cities near Belgrade

Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1141
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$883
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$918
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$734
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$858
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$971
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$742
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$707
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$832
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$934
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1072
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$708
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$669
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$828
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$965
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$932
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$819
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$668
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$864
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$618
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$557
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1164
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$646
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$890
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$832
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1033
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1107
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$709
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$895
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$655
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1111
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$920
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$806
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$760
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1002
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$802

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108