Busan vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$1492
🏠 One person rent
$427
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$47.6
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
72
28
😀 Quality of life
92
39
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.69M

The cost of living in Busan is 65% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 4938th and 7287th ($1108 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in South Korea and Syria, respectively. Check South Korea vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 150th and 7834th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Damascus

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Busan Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$7.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
13.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$1865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$6.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$0.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$3.82
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$1711

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108