Changsha vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$622
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$1602
🏠 One person rent
$211
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$531
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1086
$45
😷 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 12% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 7795th and 7245th ($622 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 1st in China and Syria, respectively. Check China vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Changsha ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 2894th and 7855th 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
$2.93
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
14.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2530
$1741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$5.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.39
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$5.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$65
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9728
$1772

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Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347