Chongqing vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2015
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$292
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$748
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
87
25
😀 Quality of life
72
36
🏙️ Population
32.1M
2.5M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 22% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 6733rd and 7822nd ($712 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in China and Syria, respectively. Check China vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 2233rd and 7665th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Damascus

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Chongqing Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55
$30.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
11.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5354
$1756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$1228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$3.85
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.7
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$94.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27785
$1634

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850