Busan vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$1602
🏠 One person rent
$427
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$531
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$45
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
72
29
😀 Quality of life
91
40
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.69M

The cost of living in Busan is 53% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 5063rd and 7245th ($1084 vs $706) 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 2.2 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 120th and 7855th 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
$5.61
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
14.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$1741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$5.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$5.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$65
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$1772

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

Cities near Damascus

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