Cheongju vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cheongju	Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$865	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2264	$1602
🏠 One person rent	$296	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$449	$531
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.7	$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2319	$45
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	72	29
😀 Quality of life	76	40
🏙️ Population	848K	2.69M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 23% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 6471st and 7245th ($865 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 1st in South Korea and Syria, respectively. Check South Korea vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Cheongju compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Cheongju ranked 9th best city to live in South Korea vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 1395th and 7855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cheongju vs Damascus

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	Cheongju	Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.54	$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.2	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	14.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$1741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1982	$605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.8	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.72	$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$3.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$5.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.38	$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.5	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.64	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$5.04
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.18	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$454	$65
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17737	$1772

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Cities near Cheongju

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Sejong	$971
33 km or 21 mi	Daejeon	$905
35 km or 22 mi	Cheonan	$1128
38 km or 24 mi	Gongju	$1009
45 km or 28 mi	Anseong	$1016
46 km or 28 mi	Gyeryong	$933
53 km or 33 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
54 km or 34 mi	Chungju	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Nonsan	$990
60 km or 38 mi	Asan	$997
64 km or 40 mi	Mungyeong	$931
65 km or 40 mi	Sangju	$919
68 km or 42 mi	Osan	$1019
71 km or 44 mi	Yongin	$1061
72 km or 44 mi	Icheon	$1108
74 km or 46 mi	Yeoju	$1033
80 km or 50 mi	Gimcheon	$887
82 km or 51 mi	Dangjin	$952
84 km or 52 mi	Suwon	$985
85 km or 53 mi	Jecheon	$993
85 km or 53 mi	Boryeong	$1012
87 km or 54 mi	Wonju	$1062
88 km or 55 mi	Gwangju	$1179
90 km or 56 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
91 km or 56 mi	Gumi	$914
91 km or 56 mi	Iksan	$938
91 km or 57 mi	Uiwang	$1022
93 km or 58 mi	Siheung	$1313
94 km or 58 mi	Seosan	$917
94 km or 59 mi	Seongnam	$1455
94 km or 59 mi	Gunpo	$1053
96 km or 59 mi	Jeonju	$771
97 km or 60 mi	Ansan	$1001
98 km or 61 mi	Anyang	$943
99 km or 61 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
101 km or 63 mi	Gunsan	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Hanam	$1152
104 km or 64 mi	Yeongju	$961
107 km or 67 mi	Gimje	$923
109 km or 67 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029

Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$1093
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$2164
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$1204
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$927
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$2195
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$700
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$2044
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$2153
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$841
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$771
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$2150
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$2008
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$2112
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$2142
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$2069
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2172
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$2125
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1873
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$2122
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2165
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$2113
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$2047
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$2089
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$2095
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$2133
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$390
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$2043
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$745
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1891
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$2184
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2245
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$2230
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$2129
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$538
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$1070
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1918
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$1032
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$2347