Damascus vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$1077
🏠 One person rent
$291
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.7
$238
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
25
28
😀 Quality of life
34
46
🏙️ Population
2.69M
846K

The cost of living in Damascus is 52% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7300th and 8918th ($638 vs $419) 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 7688th and 6495th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.26
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.68%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1862
$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.52
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.81
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.5
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.6
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1666
$3409

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$912
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1020
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$798
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1255
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1681
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$573
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1600
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$776
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$679
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1531
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1655
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1616
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1732
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1502
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1652
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$456
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1593
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$608
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1645
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$552
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$877
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1576
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$994
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$341
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$294
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$321
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$300
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$280
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361