Damascus vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Damascus	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1514	$1732
🏠 One person rent	$310	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$498	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.5	$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$48.3	$147
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	29	30
😀 Quality of life	40	45
🏙️ Population	2.69M	6.87M

The cost of living in Damascus is 7% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 7406th and 7720th ($675 vs $629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Syria and Myanmar, respectively. Check Syria vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 7899th and 7263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Yangon

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	Damascus	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.24	$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$268	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.16%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$627	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8	$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.99	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.42	$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$4.39	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.18	$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$56.8	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1770	$17353

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$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

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$592
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$695
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$593
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$614
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$709
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$546
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$571
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$562
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$788
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$656
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$550
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$1027
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$833
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$528
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$784
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$874
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$846
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1056
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$581
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$768
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$610