Bursa vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bursa Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$866
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2231
$1602
🏠 One person rent
$369
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$637
$531
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1021
$45
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
43 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
43
29
😀 Quality of life
67
40
🏙️ Population
2.9M
2.69M

The cost of living in Bursa is 23% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 6467th and 7245th ($866 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Turkey and Syria, respectively. Check Turkey vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bursa compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Bursa ranked 10th best city to live in Turkey vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 4633rd and 7855th 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
$9.66
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$365
$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$672
$529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.5
$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
44.11%
14.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$1741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.15
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$3.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$5.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.16
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.13
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.39
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.5
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$5.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.52
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.1
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$536
$65
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13712
$1772

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Inegol
$763
75 km or 47 mi Gebze
$634
76 km or 47 mi Cayirova
$651
78 km or 48 mi Bilecik
$764
84 km or 52 mi Golcuk
$807
88 km or 55 mi Korfez
$790
92 km or 57 mi Istanbul
$1328
95 km or 59 mi Bandirma
$724
98 km or 61 mi Kartepe
$812
98 km or 61 mi Izmit
$899
101 km or 63 mi Kocaeli
$824
115 km or 72 mi Kutahya
$606
117 km or 73 mi Balikesir
$750
131 km or 81 mi Sakarya
$710
131 km or 81 mi Adapazari
$598
132 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$747
152 km or 95 mi Corlu
$692
158 km or 98 mi Kapakli
$731
158 km or 98 mi Tekirdag
$593
167 km or 104 mi Soma
$741
169 km or 105 mi Usak
$702
191 km or 119 mi Duzce
$656
198 km or 123 mi Luleburgaz
$679
203 km or 126 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
205 km or 128 mi Salihli
$743
221 km or 137 mi Turgutlu
$760
223 km or 138 mi Bolu
$713
223 km or 139 mi Manisa
$743
227 km or 141 mi Canakkale
$699
232 km or 144 mi Kirklareli
$522
232 km or 144 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
234 km or 145 mi Uzunkopru
$830
248 km or 154 mi Mytilene
$1060
257 km or 160 mi Izmir
$1038
260 km or 162 mi Tire
$719
261 km or 162 mi Nazilli
$682
268 km or 167 mi Denizli
$554
268 km or 167 mi Edirne
$1201
271 km or 168 mi Polatli
$752
280 km or 174 mi Aydin
$617

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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