Damascus vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1155
🏠 One person rent
$323
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$256
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$238
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
76
😀 Quality of life
40
58
🏙️ Population
2.69M
16.8M

The cost of living in Damascus is 48% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 7245th and 8770th ($706 vs $478) 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 0.5 months in Dhaka. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 7855th and 6105th 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
$9.98
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$5.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$300
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$40
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
10.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$1249
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$700
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$4.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$17
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$47
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$77.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$2391

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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

Cities near Dhaka

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Narayanganj
$348
38 km or 24 mi Narsingdi
$357
77 km or 48 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
90 km or 56 mi Agartala
$342
113 km or 70 mi Barisal
$321
115 km or 71 mi Mymensingh
$278
132 km or 82 mi Khulna
$287
135 km or 84 mi Jessore
$326
164 km or 102 mi Bogra
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rajshahi
$289
196 km or 122 mi Krishnanagar
$272
199 km or 124 mi Sylhet
$327
207 km or 129 mi Shantipur
$285
213 km or 132 mi Chittagong
$358
221 km or 137 mi Naihati
$313
222 km or 138 mi Berhampore
$288
223 km or 139 mi Bhatpara
$319
224 km or 139 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
226 km or 141 mi Chandannagar
$311
228 km or 142 mi Rajarhat
$327
229 km or 142 mi Madhyamgram
$318
234 km or 145 mi Barrackpore
$314
234 km or 146 mi North Dumdum
$321
235 km or 146 mi Balurghat
$288
236 km or 147 mi Serampore
$315
236 km or 147 mi Aizawl
$435
236 km or 147 mi Panihati
$324
238 km or 148 mi Kamarhati
$321
238 km or 148 mi South Dumdum
$326
238 km or 148 mi Bidhannagar
$333
239 km or 149 mi Baranagar
$318
239 km or 149 mi Uttarpara
$313
241 km or 150 mi Bally
$319
247 km or 154 mi Howrah
$321
248 km or 154 mi Kolkata
$362
248 km or 154 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
254 km or 158 mi Rangpur
$307
255 km or 159 mi Shillong
$336
259 km or 161 mi Barasat
$328
265 km or 165 mi Bardhaman
$296