Busan vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$430
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$48.3
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
72
29
😀 Quality of life
92
40
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.69M

The cost of living in Busan is 65% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 5007th and 7406th ($1114 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 121st and 7899th 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
$5.89
$9.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$89
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$1767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$4.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$1770

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963

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