Busan vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$380
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
73
25
😀 Quality of life
91
36
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.5M

The cost of living in Busan is 77% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 5114th and 7822nd ($1029 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 2.5 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 108th and 7665th 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
$5.65
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$30.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
11.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$1756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$1228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$2.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$3.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$9.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$3.85
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$94.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$1634

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850