Damascus vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$998
🏠 One person rent
$323
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
29
5
😀 Quality of life
40
43
🏙️ Population
2.69M
115K

The cost of living in Damascus is 72% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7245th and 8941st ($706 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Syria and Bhutan, respectively. Check Syria vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 7855th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Thimphu

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Damascus Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274