Damascus vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1663
🏠 One person rent
$315
$220
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$149
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
28
30
😀 Quality of life
39
45
🏙️ Population
2.69M
6.87M

The cost of living in Damascus is 9% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 7287th and 7717th ($671 vs $614) 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 7834th and 7117th 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
$7.99
$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$2152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$6.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$15435

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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 Yangon

Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Bago
$571
151 km or 94 mi Pathein
$666
158 km or 98 mi Hpa-an
$581
161 km or 100 mi Mawlamyine
$567
334 km or 207 mi Naypyidaw
$594
373 km or 232 mi Chiang Mai
$727
373 km or 232 mi Pai
$667
438 km or 272 mi Phitsanulok
$558
442 km or 275 mi Nakhon Sawan
$680
451 km or 280 mi Taunggyi
$534
506 km or 314 mi Sittwe
$558
520 km or 323 mi Chiang Rai
$603
534 km or 332 mi Nakhon Pathom
$623
552 km or 343 mi Myeik
$553
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$736
566 km or 352 mi Tha Khlong
$675
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$737
571 km or 355 mi Rangsit
$635
576 km or 358 mi Mandalay
$540
578 km or 359 mi Bangkok
$958
588 km or 365 mi Lat Luang
$774
591 km or 367 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$774
600 km or 373 mi Monywa
$519
624 km or 388 mi Hua Hin
$724
658 km or 409 mi Laem Chabang
$779
662 km or 411 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
666 km or 414 mi Pattaya
$812
666 km or 414 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
671 km or 417 mi Nong Prue
$787
686 km or 427 mi Cox's Bazar
$324
697 km or 433 mi Vientiane
$1152
705 km or 438 mi Udon Thani
$578
708 km or 440 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
713 km or 443 mi Khon Kaen
$590
719 km or 447 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
742 km or 461 mi Klaeng
$718
756 km or 470 mi Jinghong
$577
763 km or 474 mi Chittagong
$358
816 km or 507 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
834 km or 518 mi Pu'er
$599