Changsha vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Changsha Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$1492
🏠 One person rent
$202
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$47.6
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
95
28
😀 Quality of life
72
39
🏙️ Population
10M
2.69M

The cost of living in Changsha is 12% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 7882nd and 7287th ($592 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 1st in China and Syria, respectively. Check China vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 3381st and 7834th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Changsha vs Damascus infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Changsha vs Damascus

Prices for goods and services in Changsha and Damascus are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Changsha Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$7.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
13.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$1865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$6.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$3.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$0.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$3.82
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$1711

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546

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