Damascus vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$323
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
29
29
😀 Quality of life
40
47
🏙️ Population
2.69M
846K

The cost of living in Damascus is 67% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7245th and 8916th ($706 vs $424) 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 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 7855th and 6934th 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
$9.98
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$4078

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339