Belgrade vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1378
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3270
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$741
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$1282
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1226
$48.3
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
50
29
😀 Quality of life
73
40
🏙️ Population
1.2M
2.69M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 104% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 4396th and 7406th ($1378 vs $675) 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 2503rd and 7899th 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
$14
$9.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1432
$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$944
$268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$89
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5071
$1767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3183
$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.63
$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.6
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.84
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$4.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$459
$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10508
$1770

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Cities near Belgrade

Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1173
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$924
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$948
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$741
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$888
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$1029
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$752
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$721
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$923
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$1004
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1160
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$734
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$682
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$851
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$1031
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$956
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$857
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$683
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$899
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$631
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$571
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1193
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$672
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$961
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$844
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1124
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1156
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$709
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$958
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$694
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1150
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$965
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$877
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$819
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1074
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$850

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