Chengdu vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$242
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
94
25
😀 Quality of life
73
36
🏙️ Population
20.9M
2.5M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 10% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 7269th and 7822nd ($643 vs $583) 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 1.4 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 1633rd and 7665th 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
$2.81
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.51
 Cappuccino
$3.62
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$30.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
11.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$1756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$1228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$2.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$3.85
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$94.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$1634

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850