Cheongju vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cheongju Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$924
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2358
$1492
🏠 One person rent
$319
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$489
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2445
$47.6
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
71
28
😀 Quality of life
87
39
🏙️ Population
852K
2.69M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 38% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 6099th and 7287th ($924 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 81st 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 2.6 months in Cheongju compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Cheongju ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 349th and 7834th 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
$7.02
$7.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.61
 Cappuccino
$3.9
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.89
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
13.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4173
$1865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2083
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.12
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.1
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.15
$6.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.15
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$3.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.78
$0.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.2
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63
$3.82
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.83
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.3
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.5
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13385
$1711

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi Sejong
$1020
33 km or 21 mi Daejeon
$959
35 km or 22 mi Cheonan
$1153
38 km or 24 mi Gongju
$1063
45 km or 28 mi Anseong
$1078
46 km or 28 mi Gyeryong
$976
53 km or 33 mi Pyeongtaek
$1141
54 km or 34 mi Chungju
$920
60 km or 37 mi Nonsan
$1046
60 km or 38 mi Asan
$1050
64 km or 40 mi Mungyeong
$973
65 km or 40 mi Sangju
$957
68 km or 42 mi Osan
$1076
71 km or 44 mi Yongin
$1120
72 km or 44 mi Icheon
$1171
74 km or 46 mi Yeoju
$1079
80 km or 50 mi Gimcheon
$934
82 km or 51 mi Dangjin
$1059
84 km or 52 mi Suwon
$1066
85 km or 53 mi Jecheon
$1037
85 km or 53 mi Boryeong
$1085
87 km or 54 mi Wonju
$1110
88 km or 55 mi Gwangju
$1196
90 km or 56 mi Hwaseong
$1098
91 km or 56 mi Gumi
$949
91 km or 56 mi Iksan
$998
91 km or 57 mi Uiwang
$1080
93 km or 58 mi Siheung
$1307
94 km or 58 mi Seosan
$1068
94 km or 59 mi Seongnam
$1435
94 km or 59 mi Gunpo
$1112
96 km or 59 mi Jeonju
$831
97 km or 60 mi Ansan
$1049
98 km or 61 mi Anyang
$1004
99 km or 61 mi Gwacheon
$1078
101 km or 63 mi Gunsan
$1020
103 km or 64 mi Hanam
$1178
104 km or 64 mi Yeongju
$1005
107 km or 67 mi Gimje
$982
109 km or 67 mi Gwangmyeong
$1090

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