Chengdu vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$251
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$56.1
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
94
25
😀 Quality of life
72
32
🏙️ Population
20.9M
2.58M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 2% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 7209th and 7105th ($660 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st 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 Chengdu compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 1933rd and 7854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Damascus

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Chengdu Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$66
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
13.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$1.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$48.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$1645

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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