Damascus vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Damascus	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1433	$1744
🏠 One person rent	$225	$341
🏘️ Family rent	$409	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$271
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$56.5	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	25	46
😀 Quality of life	36	60
🏙️ Population	2.5M	276K

The cost of living in Damascus is 21% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 7822nd and 6609th ($583 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 7665th and 5377th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Sarajevo

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	Damascus	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.52	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$1.29	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.9	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.93%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1756	$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1228	$1643
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.08	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$7.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.66	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.47	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.87	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.59	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.85	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.3	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.1	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1634	$2962

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$882
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1673
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$982
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$770
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1195
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1622
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$633
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1427
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1633
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$625
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1635
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1617
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1645
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1622
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1570
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1660
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1689
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1447
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1619
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1674
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1610
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1594
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1601
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1594
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1660
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$528
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1467
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$602
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1567
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1744
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1728
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1718
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1746
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1725
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$679
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$849
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1593
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$981
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$1850

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$545
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$672
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$645
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$604
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$585
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1030
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1302
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$742
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1120
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$690
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$681
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1040
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1134
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1028
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$957
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$503
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$945
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1048
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1116
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$517
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1004
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$849
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$967
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1172
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$733
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1025
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1013
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$670
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$989
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$664
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$558
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$835
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1219
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$913
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$691
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$719
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$737