Belgrade vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2881
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$646
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.9
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$936
$56.1
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
50
25
😀 Quality of life
70
32
🏙️ Population
1.2M
2.58M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 79% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 4593rd and 7105th ($1204 vs $672) 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 0.8 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 2370th and 7854th 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
$11.3
$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.4
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.52
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$66
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.87%
13.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4307
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.85
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.83
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$1.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.51
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.5
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$48.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7527
$1645

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Cities near Belgrade

Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1040
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$658
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$737
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$707
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$697
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$835
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$687
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$695
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$797
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$860
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$890
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$668
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$641
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$692
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$761
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$816
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$743
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$640
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$743
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$593
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$521
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1076
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$635
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$780
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$761
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$851
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1046
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$697
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$953
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$661
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1053
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$802
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$712
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$705
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$849
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$745

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838