Bucheon vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucheon	Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1163	$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2786	$1494
🏠 One person rent	$506	$291
🏘️ Family rent	$736	$523
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.6	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1529	$55.7
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	97	25
😀 Quality of life	73	34
🏙️ Population	772K	2.69M

The cost of living in Bucheon is 82% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 4593rd and 7300th ($1163 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in South Korea and Syria, respectively. Check South Korea vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucheon compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Bucheon ranked 11th best city to live in South Korea vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 1451st and 7688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucheon vs Damascus

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	Bucheon	Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.68	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.2	$1.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$1.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$553	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$67.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.89%	13.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10070	$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6153	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.88	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$3.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$5.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.89	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.87	$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.2	$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.03	$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$3.81
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$2.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.3	$47.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$423	$48.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21043	$1666

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bucheon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
12 km or 7.8 mi	Incheon	$1092
15 km or 9.4 mi	Gimpo	$1099
17 km or 11 mi	Anyang	$1022
18 km or 11 mi	Goyang	$1171
20 km or 12 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
20 km or 12 mi	Ansan	$1070
21 km or 13 mi	Gunpo	$1098
21 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1334
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1063
31 km or 19 mi	Siheung	$1283
31 km or 19 mi	Suwon	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Seongnam	$1400
33 km or 21 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
33 km or 21 mi	Guri	$1122
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
37 km or 23 mi	Paju	$1075
38 km or 24 mi	Hanam	$1161
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$974
41 km or 25 mi	Namyangju	$1129
43 km or 27 mi	Gwangju	$1165
47 km or 29 mi	Osan	$1042
47 km or 29 mi	Yongin	$1127
52 km or 32 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
56 km or 35 mi	Kaesong	$1565
57 km or 36 mi	Pocheon	$1040
62 km or 39 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
63 km or 39 mi	Icheon	$1020
69 km or 43 mi	Dangjin	$1033
70 km or 44 mi	Anseong	$1026
79 km or 49 mi	Yeoju	$1026
84 km or 52 mi	Cheonan	$1151
85 km or 53 mi	Seosan	$1036
94 km or 58 mi	Chuncheon	$865
102 km or 63 mi	Wonju	$1074
111 km or 69 mi	Haeju	$1550
115 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
117 km or 73 mi	Chungju	$900
120 km or 75 mi	Gongju	$1038
121 km or 75 mi	Sejong	$1019

Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$912
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$1020
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$798
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1255
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1681
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$573
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1600
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$776
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$679
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1633
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1531
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1612
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1655
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1616
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1732
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1502
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1677
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1652
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$456
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1593
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$608
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1645
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1778
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1731
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1728
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$552
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$877
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1576
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$994
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$1902