Chennai vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$1492
🏠 One person rent
$159
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$47.6
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
78
28
😀 Quality of life
65
39
🏙️ Population
6.6M
2.69M

The cost of living in Chennai is 35% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 8898th and 7287th ($437 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 5th best city to live in India vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 5272nd and 7834th 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
$2.25
$7.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
13.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$1865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$6.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$3.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$0.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$3.82
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$1711

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$327
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286

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