Damascus vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$310
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
29
5
😀 Quality of life
40
45
🏙️ Population
2.69M
115K

The cost of living in Damascus is 64% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7406th and 8957th ($675 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 1.1 months in Thimphu. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 7899th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$633

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$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285