Bursa vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bursa Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1941
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$362
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.8
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$672
$56.1
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
43 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
44
25
😀 Quality of life
63
32
🏙️ Population
2.9M
2.58M

The cost of living in Bursa is 17% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 6479th and 7105th ($789 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Turkey and Syria, respectively. Check Turkey vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 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 4634th and 7854th 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
$8.75
$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.33
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$756
$531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$558
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$66
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
40.31%
13.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1149
$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.75
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$1.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.27
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.2
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.2
$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$48.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6731
$1645

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Inegol
$690
75 km or 47 mi Gebze
$579
76 km or 47 mi Cayirova
$594
78 km or 48 mi Bilecik
$692
84 km or 52 mi Golcuk
$642
88 km or 55 mi Korfez
$643
92 km or 57 mi Istanbul
$1125
95 km or 59 mi Bandirma
$655
98 km or 61 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Izmit
$652
101 km or 63 mi Kocaeli
$695
115 km or 72 mi Kutahya
$700
117 km or 73 mi Balikesir
$584
131 km or 81 mi Sakarya
$605
131 km or 81 mi Adapazari
$502
132 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$716
152 km or 95 mi Corlu
$694
158 km or 98 mi Kapakli
$683
158 km or 98 mi Tekirdag
$705
167 km or 104 mi Soma
$642
169 km or 105 mi Usak
$648
191 km or 119 mi Duzce
$461
198 km or 123 mi Luleburgaz
$646
203 km or 126 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
205 km or 128 mi Salihli
$657
221 km or 137 mi Turgutlu
$652
223 km or 138 mi Bolu
$599
223 km or 139 mi Manisa
$612
227 km or 141 mi Canakkale
$668
232 km or 144 mi Kirklareli
$596
232 km or 144 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
234 km or 145 mi Uzunkopru
$645
248 km or 154 mi Mytilene
$899
257 km or 160 mi Izmir
$892
260 km or 162 mi Tire
$663
261 km or 162 mi Nazilli
$600
268 km or 167 mi Denizli
$508
268 km or 167 mi Edirne
$635
271 km or 168 mi Polatli
$678
280 km or 174 mi Aydin
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838