Damascus vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$315
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$1061
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
28
70
😀 Quality of life
39
78
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.4M

The cost of living in Damascus is 46% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7287th and 4611th ($671 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Syria vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 7834th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Sofia

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Damascus Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$9717

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777