Damascus vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$225
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
25
28
😀 Quality of life
36
48
🏙️ Population
2.5M
846K

The cost of living in Damascus is 28% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7822nd and 8752nd ($583 vs $455) 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 7665th and 6452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
13.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$9.41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$9.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$5.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$6.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$3189

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$355
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$390
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$345
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328