Damascus vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$2195
🏠 One person rent
$315
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$746
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
28
47
😀 Quality of life
39
66
🏙️ Population
2.69M
276K

The cost of living in Damascus is 28% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 7287th and 6050th ($671 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Syria vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 7834th and 5081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$3478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$2305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$8.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$6.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$3470

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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 Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$618
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$760
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$707
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$669
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$734
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$883
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1164
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$920
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1539
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$858
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1261
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1623
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1107
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$967
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1515
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$617
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1047
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1503
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1195
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$685
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$828
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1111
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1072
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1141
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1335
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$918
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1153
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1115
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$819
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1107
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$557
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$665
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1033
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1322
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1113
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$655
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$965
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$832