Damascus vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Damascus	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1514	$1161
🏠 One person rent	$310	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$498	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.5	$79.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$48.3	$175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	29	76
😀 Quality of life	40	57
🏙️ Population	2.69M	16.8M

The cost of living in Damascus is 40% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 7406th and 8803rd ($675 vs $481) 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 0.4 months in Dhaka. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 7899th and 6218th 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	$9.24	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$268	$185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$40.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.16%	10.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$1083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$627	$611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8	$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.99	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.42	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$4.39	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.18	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.9	$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$56.8	$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1770	$2100

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$1005
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1925
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$1106
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1353
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1973
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$676
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1870
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1929
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$842
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$753
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1917
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1770
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1873
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1934
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1894
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2000
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1981
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1766
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1960
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2027
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1936
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1911
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1949
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1940
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1909
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$385
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1856
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$740
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1930
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$2071
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2061
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$2103
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2098
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$2101
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$546
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$978
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1887
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$1013
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$2207

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307