Changwon vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changwon	Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1084	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2499	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$475	$315
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$427	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.9	$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1567	$47.6
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	67	28
😀 Quality of life	72	39
🏙️ Population	1.01M	2.69M

The cost of living in Changwon is 62% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 5022nd and 7287th ($1084 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in South Korea and Syria, respectively. Check South Korea vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changwon compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Changwon ranked 33rd best city to live in South Korea vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 3240th and 7834th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changwon vs Damascus

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	Changwon	Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.03	$7.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1278	$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.3	$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.9	$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.23%	13.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7571	$1865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5453	$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.2	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.22	$6.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.24	$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.2	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$0.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.41	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$3.82
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.6	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.3	$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$466	$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13605	$1711

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Cities near Changwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Masan	$1008
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$975
26 km or 16 mi	Miryang	$1038
27 km or 17 mi	Sacheon	$984
36 km or 22 mi	Yangsan	$1039
40 km or 25 mi	Busan	$1108
48 km or 30 mi	Geoje	$913
52 km or 32 mi	Tongyeong	$934
52 km or 32 mi	Jinju	$1064
61 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
66 km or 41 mi	Daegu	$1062
68 km or 42 mi	Ulsan	$1076
82 km or 51 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
94 km or 58 mi	Gwangyang	$991
106 km or 66 mi	Gimcheon	$934
106 km or 66 mi	Pohang	$1024
107 km or 66 mi	Yeosu	$994
107 km or 67 mi	Gumi	$949
112 km or 70 mi	Suncheon	$1016
114 km or 71 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
116 km or 72 mi	Namwon	$980
133 km or 82 mi	Tsushima	$933
134 km or 83 mi	Sangju	$957
144 km or 89 mi	Andong	$929
149 km or 93 mi	Jeonju	$831
152 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$973
158 km or 98 mi	Gwangju	$1081
165 km or 103 mi	Daejeon	$959
166 km or 103 mi	Jeongeup	$981
168 km or 105 mi	Gyeryong	$976
170 km or 106 mi	Gimje	$982
170 km or 106 mi	Iksan	$998
172 km or 107 mi	Yeongju	$1005
175 km or 109 mi	Nonsan	$1046
178 km or 111 mi	Naju	$1001
183 km or 114 mi	Sejong	$1020
184 km or 114 mi	Cheongju	$924
190 km or 118 mi	Gongju	$1063
192 km or 119 mi	Gunsan	$1020

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