Changsha vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$222
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$56.1
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
95
25
😀 Quality of life
68
32
🏙️ Population
10M
2.58M

The cost of living in Changsha is 13% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 7989th and 7105th ($582 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th 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 19th best city to live in China vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 3254th and 7854th 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
$2.87
$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$66
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
13.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5614
$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$1.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$48.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5672
$1645

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838