Chennai vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chennai	Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1055	$1514
🏠 One person rent	$151	$310
🏘️ Family rent	$259	$498
🍽️ Food expenses	$165	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.7	$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$320	$48.3
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	79	29
😀 Quality of life	66	40
🏙️ Population	6.6M	2.69M

The cost of living in Chennai is 36% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 8922nd and 7406th ($430 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in India and Syria, respectively. Check India vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 5162nd and 7899th 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	$2.2	$9.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$89
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.2	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.84	$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.84%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1789	$1767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.1	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.85	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.79	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.2	$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.78	$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.9	$4.39
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.65	$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.5	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$75	$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1717	$1770

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$322
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$236
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$300
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$533
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$334
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$359
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$297
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$523
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$306
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$347
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$341
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$346
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$285
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$332
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$287
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$315
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$276
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$344
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$346
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$338
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$299
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$349
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$292
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$348
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$331
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$376
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$295
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$264
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$262
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$282
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$271

Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$1005
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1925
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$1106
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1353
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1973
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$676
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1870
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1929
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$842
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$753
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1917
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1770
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1873
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1934
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1894
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2000
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1981
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1766
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1960
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2027
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1936
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1911
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1949
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1940
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1909
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$385
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1856
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$740
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1930
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$2071
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2061
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$2103
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2098
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$2101
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$546
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$978
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1887
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$1013
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$2207