Bucharest vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$1602
🏠 One person rent
$562
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$531
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$45
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
78
29
😀 Quality of life
84
40
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.69M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 63% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 4877th and 7245th ($1148 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Romania and Syria, respectively. Check Romania vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 482nd and 7855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Damascus

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Bucharest Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
14.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$1741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$3.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$5.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$5.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$65
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$1772

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$995
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$920
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$896
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$800
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$776
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$708
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347