Bishkek vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$409
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$48.3
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
44
29
😀 Quality of life
56
40
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.69M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 12% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 6948th and 7406th ($757 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Syria, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 6280th and 7899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Damascus

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Bishkek Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.86
$9.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$89
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$1767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$4.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$1770

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$503
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$621
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$866
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$974
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$533
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$580
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$842
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$477
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$447
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$561
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$653
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$679
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$565
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$575
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$562
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$736
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$661
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$619
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$827
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$609
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$505
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$590
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$635
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$585
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$564
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$521
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$575
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$653
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$556
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$553
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$557
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$735
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$692
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$702
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$484

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