Damascus vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Damascus	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$672	$428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1612	$1078
🏠 One person rent	$271	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$56.1	$282
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	25	72
😀 Quality of life	32	54
🏙️ Population	2.58M	16.8M

The cost of living in Damascus is 57% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 7105th and 8916th ($672 vs $428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Syria vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 7854th and 5968th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Dhaka

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	Damascus	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.04	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$137
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$77.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.49%	10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1873	$1008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$880	$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.1	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.24	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.99	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$0.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$3.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.95	$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.05	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$2.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.8	$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.8	$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.8	$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1645	$1444

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$857
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1604
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$948
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$767
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1165
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1635
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$545
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1544
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1619
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$708
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$630
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1624
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1579
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1612
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1617
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1565
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1659
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1674
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1451
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1617
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1664
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1585
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1591
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1604
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1607
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1614
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$462
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1532
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$598
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1582
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1706
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1708
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1749
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1787
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$692
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$730
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1556
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$1004
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$1838

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317