Budapest vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$1494
🏠 One person rent
$553
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$55.7
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
92
25
😀 Quality of life
79
34
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.69M

The cost of living in Budapest is 74% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 4777th and 7300th ($1109 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Syria, respectively. Check Hungary vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 618th and 7688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Damascus

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Budapest Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$1.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$67.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
13.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$3.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$5.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$3.81
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$2.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$47.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$48.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$1666

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039

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 Bialik
$1666
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
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