Damascus vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$310
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
29
29
😀 Quality of life
40
51
🏙️ Population
2.69M
846K

The cost of living in Damascus is 64% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7406th and 8958th ($675 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Nepal, respectively. Check Syria vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 7899th and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Kathmandu

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Damascus Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.16
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
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$3536

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360