Chennai vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$161
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
78
25
😀 Quality of life
68
36
🏙️ Population
10.3M
2.5M

The cost of living in Chennai is 25% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 8842nd and 7822nd ($434 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in India and Syria, respectively. Check India vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 3676th and 7665th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Damascus

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Chennai Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.51
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$30.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
11.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$1756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$1228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$2.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$3.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$9.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$3.85
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$94.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$1634

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$337
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$269
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$415
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$339
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325

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