Damascus vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$899
🏠 One person rent
$315
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$354
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
28
75
😀 Quality of life
39
63
🏙️ Population
2.69M
4.5M

The cost of living in Damascus is 83% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 7287th and 9044th ($671 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th 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 months in Kolkata. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kolkata ranked 8th in India, while ranked 7834th and 5552nd 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
$7.99
$2.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$78.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
9.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$2.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$5.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$39.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$40.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$1863

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Cities near Damascus

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 Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$323
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$335
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$327
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$318
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$312
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$320
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$320
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$332
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$328
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$317
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$315
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$324
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$333
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$344
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$313
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$320
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$312
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$286
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$302
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$287
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$277
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$300
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$301
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$289
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$294
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$286
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$289
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$312
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$348
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$289
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$464
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$297