Damascus vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$1934
🏠 One person rent
$271
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$924
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
25
46
😀 Quality of life
32
59
🏙️ Population
2.58M
276K

The cost of living in Damascus is 18% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 7105th and 6379th ($672 vs $816) 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 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 7854th and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$3144

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$593
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$705
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$695
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$641
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$707
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$658
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1076
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$802
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1161
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$697
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1146
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1302
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1046
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$895
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1240
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$566
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1035
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1282
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1191
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$663
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$692
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1053
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$890
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1040
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1204
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$737
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1100
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1059
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$852
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1045
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$618
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$851
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1265
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$999
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$661
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$761
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$797