Budapest vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$750
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$48.3
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
92
29
😀 Quality of life
81
40
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.69M

The cost of living in Budapest is 118% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 4163rd and 7406th ($1469 vs $675) 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 1.2 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 680th and 7899th 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
$12.2
$9.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$89
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$1767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$4.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$1770

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

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