Cheongju vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cheongju	Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$997	$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2488	$1612
🏠 One person rent	$360	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$518	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$429	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3235	$56.1
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	72	25
😀 Quality of life	87	32
🏙️ Population	852K	2.58M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 48% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 5717th and 7105th ($997 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th 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 3.2 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 274th and 7854th 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	$6.77	$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.2	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.77	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$308	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$66
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.2	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.25%	13.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4574	$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2260	$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.2	$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.12	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.77	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$1.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64	$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.53	$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.6	$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$550	$48.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14576	$1645

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Cities near Cheongju

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Sejong	$1043
33 km or 21 mi	Daejeon	$975
35 km or 22 mi	Cheonan	$1222
38 km or 24 mi	Gongju	$1098
45 km or 28 mi	Anseong	$1041
46 km or 28 mi	Gyeryong	$999
53 km or 33 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Chungju	$1098
60 km or 37 mi	Nonsan	$1084
60 km or 38 mi	Asan	$1066
64 km or 40 mi	Mungyeong	$992
65 km or 40 mi	Sangju	$981
68 km or 42 mi	Osan	$1025
71 km or 44 mi	Yongin	$1142
72 km or 44 mi	Icheon	$1077
74 km or 46 mi	Yeoju	$1036
80 km or 50 mi	Gimcheon	$995
82 km or 51 mi	Dangjin	$1025
84 km or 52 mi	Suwon	$970
85 km or 53 mi	Jecheon	$1111
85 km or 53 mi	Boryeong	$1134
87 km or 54 mi	Wonju	$1140
88 km or 55 mi	Gwangju	$1057
90 km or 56 mi	Hwaseong	$1049
91 km or 56 mi	Gumi	$977
91 km or 56 mi	Iksan	$980
91 km or 57 mi	Uiwang	$988
93 km or 58 mi	Siheung	$1087
94 km or 58 mi	Seosan	$1027
94 km or 59 mi	Seongnam	$1127
94 km or 59 mi	Gunpo	$1003
96 km or 59 mi	Jeonju	$915
97 km or 60 mi	Ansan	$990
98 km or 61 mi	Anyang	$1025
99 km or 61 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
101 km or 63 mi	Gunsan	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Hanam	$1074
104 km or 64 mi	Yeongju	$978
107 km or 67 mi	Gimje	$968
109 km or 67 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038

Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$857
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1604
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$948
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$767
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1165
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1635
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$545
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1544
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1619
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$708
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$630
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1624
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1579
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1612
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1617
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1565
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1659
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1674
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1451
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1617
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1664
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1585
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1591
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1604
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1607
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1614
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$462
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1532
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$598
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1582
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1706
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1708
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1749
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1787
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$692
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$730
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1556
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$1004
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$1838