Damascus vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$310
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$632
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
29
59
😀 Quality of life
40
68
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2M

The cost of living in Damascus is 19% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 7406th and 6618th ($675 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Belarus, respectively. Check Syria vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 7899th and 4692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Minsk

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Damascus Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.36
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$4.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$12897

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882