Cost of Living Comparison Between Damascus and Chiang Mai Cost of Living Comparison Between Damascus and Chiang Mai

🙂 Solo nomad: Damascus is 16.8% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 15.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Damascus is 16.5% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 22.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.05 SYP 78.7K

$2.02 ฿65.3

199.50%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.32 SYP 355.2K

$18.78 ฿608

45.47%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.37 SYP 69.8K

$7.67 ฿248

-29.99%

Cappuccino

$1.51 SYP 19.6K

$1.98 ฿64.2

-23.74%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.16 SYP 15.1K

$0.82 ฿26.64

41.46%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.67 SYP 8,742

$0.33 ฿10.58

103.03%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.57 SYP 20.5K

$2.12 ฿68.6

-25.94%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.55 SYP 33.2K

$3.73 ฿121

-31.64%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.97 SYP 12.6K

$1.64 ฿53.2

-40.85%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 SYP 7,675

$1.57 ฿50.9

-62.42%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.73 SYP 22.5K

$1.19 ฿38.62

45.38%

Eggs

$1.88 SYP 24.5K

$1.98 ฿64.1

-5.05%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.17 SYP 41.1K

$15.99 ฿517

-80.18%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.51 SYP 97.7K

$3.12 ฿101

140.71%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.3 SYP 146.9K

$11.16 ฿361

1.25%

Apples (1kg)

$0.88 SYP 11.5K

$2.76 ฿89.2

-68.12%

Banana (1kg)

$1.79 SYP 23.3K

$1.22 ฿39.5

46.72%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.02 SYP 13.3K

$1.71 ฿55.4

-40.35%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.96 SYP 12.5K

$1.55 ฿50.2

-38.06%

Potato (1kg)

$0.61 SYP 7,922

$1.34 ฿43.21

-54.48%

Onion (1kg)

$0.61 SYP 7,921

$1.21 ฿39.23

-49.59%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.38 SYP 4,901

$0.72 ฿23.2

-47.22%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.57 SYP 7,452

$0.53 ฿17.05

7.55%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.93 SYP 38K

$4.72 ฿153

-37.92%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.03 SYP 78.4K

$18.39 ฿595

-67.21%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.99 SYP 12.9K

$1.79 ฿57.9

-44.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.79 SYP 23.2K

$3.21 ฿104

-44.24%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.09 SYP 1,227

$0.94 ฿30.44

-90.43%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$17.07 SYP 221.9K

$18.9 ฿612

-9.68%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.02 SYP 13.2K

$1.42 ฿46.08

-28.17%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.27 SYP 16.5K

$1.35 ฿43.53

-5.93%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.28 SYP 81.7K

$7.85 ฿254

-20.00%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$3.75 SYP 48.7K

$1.25 ฿40.4

200.00%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$18.7K SYP 243.7M

$21.2K ฿684.9K

-11.43%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$21.4K SYP 278M

$21.8K ฿706.8K

-2.09%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$102 SYP 1.3M

$70.6 ฿2,285

44.34%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$8.46 SYP 110K

$13.72 ฿444

-38.34%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$55.1 SYP 716.1K

$17.56 ฿568

213.72%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.19 SYP 197.5K

$41.64 ฿1,347

-63.52%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.14 SYP 92.9K

$6.9 ฿223

3.48%

Cinema Ticket

$3.08 SYP 40K

$5.8 ฿188

-46.90%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$44.2 SYP 574.5K

$308 ฿9,963

-85.64%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,805 SYP 23.5M

$14.7K ฿475.8K

-87.73%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.76 SYP 386.9K

$55.4 ฿1,793

-46.28%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.67 SYP 333.7K

$26.4 ฿854

-2.77%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$44.13 SYP 573.7K

$85.1 ฿2,755

-48.16%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$55.2 SYP 717.7K

$71.8 ฿2,323

-23.08%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$268 SYP 3.5M

$434 ฿14K

-38.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$171 SYP 2.2M

$235 ฿7,610

-27.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$534 SYP 6.9M

$821 ฿26.6K

-34.91%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$284 SYP 3.7M

$498 ฿16.1K

-43.01%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,919 SYP 24.9M

$2,180 ฿70.6K

-11.98%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$648 SYP 8.4M

$1,543 ฿49.9K

-58.02%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$49.02 SYP 637.3K

$703 ฿22.8K

-93.03%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.75

175.00%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Damascus: October 29, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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