Belgrade vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1172
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2936
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$607
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$1179
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$822
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
50
25
😀 Quality of life
70
36
🏙️ Population
1.38M
2.5M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 101% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 4511th and 7822nd ($1172 vs $583) 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 0.7 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 2979th and 7665th 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
$9.47
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.8
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.25
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1489
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$30.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.99%
11.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4043
$1756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2463
$1228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.62
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$2.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$3.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.47
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.57
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$3.85
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$94.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7519
$1634

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$967
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$585
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$733
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$661
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$681
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$807
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$673
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$645
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$737
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$767
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$849
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$678
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$604
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$704
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$719
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$742
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$702
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$661
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$663
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$545
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$664
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1030
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$722
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$755
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$702
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$835
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1028
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$648
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$706
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$691
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1004
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$742
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$675
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$672
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$806
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$777

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850