Damascus vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$271
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$408
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
25
43
😀 Quality of life
32
55
🏙️ Population
2.58M
1.4M

The cost of living in Damascus is 26% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 7105th and 6109th ($672 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Mongolia, respectively. Check Syria vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 7854th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$7750

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$875
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$568
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$741
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$575
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$617
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$629
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1005
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$684
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$581
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$644
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1380
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$676
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$646
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$637
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$447
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$806
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$729
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$605
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$648
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$602
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$619
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$574
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$573
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$601
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$603
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$515
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$628
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$502
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$577
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$589
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$760
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$537
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$623
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1067
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$629
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$594