Damascus vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Damascus Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$315
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
28
5
😀 Quality of life
39
42
🏙️ Population
2.69M
115K

The cost of living in Damascus is 60% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7287th and 8940th ($671 vs $420) 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 7834th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Damascus vs Thimphu infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Damascus vs Thimphu

Prices for goods and services in Damascus and Thimphu are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Damascus Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$653

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Damascus

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

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289