Bern vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
80
25
😀 Quality of life
94
36
🏙️ Population
134K
2.5M

The cost of living in Bern is 341% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 579th and 7822nd ($2569 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1st in Switzerland and Syria, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 44th and 7665th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Damascus

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Bern Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.4
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$1.51
 Cappuccino
$5.46
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$30.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
11.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$1756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$1228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$2.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$3.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$9.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$3.85
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$94.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$1634

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2597
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2527
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2400
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2368
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2248
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2665
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2580
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2838
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2925
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2882
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2142
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2846
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2820
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$2693
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3296
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1492
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2706
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1952
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2702
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3444
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3083
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3128
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3041
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2861
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1327
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1282
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3073
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3051
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3380
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3001
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3200
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2930
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3059
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916

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