Bursa vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bursa Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$772
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1822
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$398
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$652
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
43 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
44
25
😀 Quality of life
63
36
🏙️ Population
2.9M
2.5M

The cost of living in Bursa is 32% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 6484th and 7822nd ($772 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Turkey and Syria, respectively. Check Turkey vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bursa compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Bursa ranked 5th best city to live in Turkey vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 4835th and 7665th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bursa vs Damascus

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Bursa Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.13
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.8
$30.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.1
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.94%
11.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1597
$1756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$1228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.34
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$2.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.24
$3.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.25
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$3.85
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.39
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$301
$94.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6491
$1634

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Inegol
$642
75 km or 47 mi Gebze
$582
76 km or 47 mi Cayirova
$574
78 km or 48 mi Bilecik
$646
84 km or 52 mi Golcuk
$577
88 km or 55 mi Korfez
$558
92 km or 57 mi Istanbul
$1025
95 km or 59 mi Bandirma
$576
98 km or 61 mi Kartepe
$577
98 km or 61 mi Izmit
$618
101 km or 63 mi Kocaeli
$527
115 km or 72 mi Kutahya
$640
117 km or 73 mi Balikesir
$665
131 km or 81 mi Sakarya
$616
131 km or 81 mi Adapazari
$421
132 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$558
152 km or 95 mi Corlu
$512
158 km or 98 mi Kapakli
$550
158 km or 98 mi Tekirdag
$414
167 km or 104 mi Soma
$618
169 km or 105 mi Usak
$576
191 km or 119 mi Duzce
$438
198 km or 123 mi Luleburgaz
$500
203 km or 126 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
205 km or 128 mi Salihli
$606
221 km or 137 mi Turgutlu
$629
223 km or 138 mi Bolu
$519
223 km or 139 mi Manisa
$647
227 km or 141 mi Canakkale
$570
232 km or 144 mi Kirklareli
$407
232 km or 144 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
234 km or 145 mi Uzunkopru
$561
248 km or 154 mi Mytilene
$937
257 km or 160 mi Izmir
$825
260 km or 162 mi Tire
$576
261 km or 162 mi Nazilli
$544
268 km or 167 mi Denizli
$510
268 km or 167 mi Edirne
$665
271 km or 168 mi Polatli
$591
280 km or 174 mi Aydin
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850