Bishkek vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$376
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$56.1
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
43
25
😀 Quality of life
51
32
🏙️ Population
1.15M
2.58M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 6% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 6863rd and 7105th ($710 vs $672) 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 6133rd and 7854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$66
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
13.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$1.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$48.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$1645

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$681
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838