Cheongju vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cheongju Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2302
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$324
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$500
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$383
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2411
$48.3
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
72
29
😀 Quality of life
89
40
🏙️ Population
848K
2.69M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 34% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 6315th and 7406th ($903 vs $675) 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 5th best city to live in South Korea vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 238th and 7899th 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
$6.53
$9.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.6
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.37
$1.75
 Cappuccino
$3.45
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$384
$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$89
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4131
$1767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2082
$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.14
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.67
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.08
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.8
$4.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.9
$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15408
$1770

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi Sejong
$986
33 km or 21 mi Daejeon
$922
35 km or 22 mi Cheonan
$1121
38 km or 24 mi Gongju
$1019
45 km or 28 mi Anseong
$1046
46 km or 28 mi Gyeryong
$945
53 km or 33 mi Pyeongtaek
$1095
54 km or 34 mi Chungju
$892
60 km or 37 mi Nonsan
$1005
60 km or 38 mi Asan
$1015
64 km or 40 mi Mungyeong
$954
65 km or 40 mi Sangju
$951
68 km or 42 mi Osan
$1050
71 km or 44 mi Yongin
$1102
72 km or 44 mi Icheon
$1134
74 km or 46 mi Yeoju
$1053
80 km or 50 mi Gimcheon
$916
82 km or 51 mi Dangjin
$984
84 km or 52 mi Suwon
$1030
85 km or 53 mi Jecheon
$1003
85 km or 53 mi Boryeong
$1072
87 km or 54 mi Wonju
$1073
88 km or 55 mi Gwangju
$1179
90 km or 56 mi Hwaseong
$1076
91 km or 56 mi Gumi
$943
91 km or 56 mi Iksan
$982
91 km or 57 mi Uiwang
$1063
93 km or 58 mi Siheung
$1292
94 km or 58 mi Seosan
$986
94 km or 59 mi Seongnam
$1425
94 km or 59 mi Gunpo
$1112
96 km or 59 mi Jeonju
$823
97 km or 60 mi Ansan
$1044
98 km or 61 mi Anyang
$988
99 km or 61 mi Gwacheon
$1061
101 km or 63 mi Gunsan
$1002
103 km or 64 mi Hanam
$1162
104 km or 64 mi Yeongju
$994
107 km or 67 mi Gimje
$964
109 km or 67 mi Gwangmyeong
$1071

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