Changsha vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$617
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1638
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$214
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1009
$48.3
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
90
29
😀 Quality of life
72
40
🏙️ Population
10M
2.69M

The cost of living in Changsha is 8% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 7792nd and 7406th ($617 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 1st in China and Syria, respectively. Check China vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changsha compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Changsha ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 3307th and 7899th 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
$2.89
$9.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$89
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2339
$1767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3257
$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$4.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.14
$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.1
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.8
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8507
$1770

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207