Belgrade vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1160
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2759
$1494
🏠 One person rent
$622
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$1090
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$980
$55.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
51
25
😀 Quality of life
71
34
🏙️ Population
1.2M
2.69M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 82% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 4605th and 7300th ($1160 vs $638) 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 2157th and 7688th 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
$10.8
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.8
$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$1.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1311
$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$785
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$67.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.63%
13.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4299
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2617
$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.97
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.41
$5.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.09
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.8
$3.81
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$2.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$47.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$48.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7674
$1666

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1012
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$776
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$807
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$661
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$759
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$816
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$716
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$636
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$768
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$766
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$958
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$623
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$603
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$662
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$692
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$796
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$847
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$711
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$605
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$804
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$559
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$463
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1070
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$627
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$747
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$718
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$848
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1070
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$636
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$781
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$595
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1030
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$803
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$666
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$693
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$855
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$750

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$912
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1020
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$798
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1255
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1681
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$573
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1600
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$776
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$679
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1531
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1655
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1616
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1732
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1502
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1652
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$456
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1593
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$608
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1645
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$552
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$877
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1576
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$994
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1902