Damascus vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$875
🏠 One person rent
$323
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
29
73
😀 Quality of life
40
61
🏙️ Population
2.69M
4.5M

The cost of living in Damascus is 95% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 7245th and 9031st ($706 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in Syria and India, respectively. Check Syria vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 7855th and 5764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Kolkata

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Damascus Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$1762

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Cities near Damascus

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

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289