Changsha vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$577
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1727
$1494
🏠 One person rent
$190
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.9
$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$796
$55.7
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
95
25
😀 Quality of life
68
34
🏙️ Population
10M
2.69M

The cost of living in Changsha is 10% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 7932nd and 7300th ($577 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 1st in China and Syria, respectively. Check China vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 3100th and 7688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Damascus

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Changsha Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.5
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$67.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
13.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5493
$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.36
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$5.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.47
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$3.81
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$2.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$47.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$48.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8619
$1666

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$582
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$570
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$575
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$586
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$563
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$577
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$579
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$596
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$553
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$590
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$569
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$590
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$480
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$549
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$592
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$589
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$533
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$564
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$591
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$635
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$600
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$609
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$600
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$591
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$556
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$724
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$561
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$619
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$645
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$506
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$656
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$679
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$579
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$638
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$660
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$613
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$558

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$912
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1020
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$798
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1255
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1681
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$573
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1600
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$776
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$679
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1531
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1655
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1616
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1732
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1502
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1652
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$456
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1593
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$608
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1645
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$552
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$877
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1576
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$994
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1902