Damascus vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$1011
🏠 One person rent
$291
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$258
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.7
$432
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
25
75
😀 Quality of life
34
58
🏙️ Population
2.69M
4.5M

The cost of living in Damascus is 58% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 7300th and 8948th ($638 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th 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 1.1 months in Kolkata. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 7688th and 5509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.26
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.68%
9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1862
$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.52
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.81
$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.5
$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.6
$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1666
$1469

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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 Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$355
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$345
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$333
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$331
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$327
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$336
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$337
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$354
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$338
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$347
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$334
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$330
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$329
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$341
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$350
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$360
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$327
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$337
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$327
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$328
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$394
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$294
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$314
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$281
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$292
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$283
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$289
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$303
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$292
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$304
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$299
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$300
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$287
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$361
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$293
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$430
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$309
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$308