Damascus vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$291
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.7
$1394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
25
70
😀 Quality of life
34
78
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.4M

The cost of living in Damascus is 38% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7300th and 5261st ($638 vs $1037) 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 1.3 months in Sofia. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 7688th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.26
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.68%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1862
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.52
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.81
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.5
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.6
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1666
$6749

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$912
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1020
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$798
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1255
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1681
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$573
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1600
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$776
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$679
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1531
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1655
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1616
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1732
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1502
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1652
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$456
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1593
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$608
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1645
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$552
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$877
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1576
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$994
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1902

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$682
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$687
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$576
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$866
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$667
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$594
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$734
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$711
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$561
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$588
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$605
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$616
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$612
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$598
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$545
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$772
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$595
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$556
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$988
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$891
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$848
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$646
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$463
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$619
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$682
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$537
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$623
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$930
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$629
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$948
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1028
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$662
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$807
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$631
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$899
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$635
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$633