Damascus vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1087
🏠 One person rent
$315
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$214
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$253
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
28
28
😀 Quality of life
39
51
🏙️ Population
2.69M
846K

The cost of living in Damascus is 57% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7287th and 8921st ($671 vs $427) 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 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 7834th and 6559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$3066

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348