Damascus vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1795
🏠 One person rent
$323
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$422
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
29
30
😀 Quality of life
40
46
🏙️ Population
2.69M
6.87M

The cost of living in Damascus is 8% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 7245th and 7579th ($706 vs $656) 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 0.3 months in Yangon. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 7855th and 7050th 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
$9.98
$2.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$2.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$17180

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Cities near Damascus

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 Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
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

Cities near Yangon

Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Bago
$610
151 km or 94 mi Pathein
$721
158 km or 98 mi Hpa-an
$601
161 km or 100 mi Mawlamyine
$575
334 km or 207 mi Naypyidaw
$627
373 km or 232 mi Chiang Mai
$750
373 km or 232 mi Pai
$675
438 km or 272 mi Phitsanulok
$554
442 km or 275 mi Nakhon Sawan
$707
451 km or 280 mi Taunggyi
$549
506 km or 314 mi Sittwe
$583
520 km or 323 mi Chiang Rai
$581
534 km or 332 mi Nakhon Pathom
$603
552 km or 343 mi Myeik
$567
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$762
566 km or 352 mi Tha Khlong
$671
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$761
571 km or 355 mi Rangsit
$616
576 km or 358 mi Mandalay
$555
578 km or 359 mi Bangkok
$996
588 km or 365 mi Lat Luang
$794
591 km or 367 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$789
600 km or 373 mi Monywa
$534
624 km or 388 mi Hua Hin
$787
658 km or 409 mi Laem Chabang
$799
662 km or 411 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
666 km or 414 mi Pattaya
$839
666 km or 414 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586
671 km or 417 mi Nong Prue
$809
686 km or 427 mi Cox's Bazar
$321
697 km or 433 mi Vientiane
$968
705 km or 438 mi Udon Thani
$564
708 km or 440 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
713 km or 443 mi Khon Kaen
$590
719 km or 447 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
742 km or 461 mi Klaeng
$724
756 km or 470 mi Jinghong
$591
763 km or 474 mi Chittagong
$358
816 km or 507 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
834 km or 518 mi Pu'er
$616