Chisinau vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$1602
🏠 One person rent
$535
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$531
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$45
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
52
29
😀 Quality of life
62
40
🏙️ Population
567K
2.69M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 37% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 5780th and 7245th ($969 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Moldova and Syria, respectively. Check Moldova vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 5599th and 7855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Damascus

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Chisinau Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
14.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$1741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$3.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$5.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$5.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$65
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$1772

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

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