Daejeon vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daejeon Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$959
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2432
$1492
🏠 One person rent
$374
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$47.6
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
76
28
😀 Quality of life
74
39
🏙️ Population
1.48M
2.69M

The cost of living in Daejeon is 43% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 5901st and 7287th ($959 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th 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 2.3 months in Daejeon compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Daejeon ranked 29th best city to live in South Korea vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 2496th and 7834th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daejeon vs Damascus

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Daejeon Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.86
$7.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.86
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.61
 Cappuccino
$3.47
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.7
$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
13.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5257
$1865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4227
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.12
$6.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.04
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.03
$0.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$3.82
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.5
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13539
$1711

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Gyeryong
$976
18 km or 11 mi Sejong
$1020
26 km or 16 mi Gongju
$1063
31 km or 20 mi Nonsan
$1046
33 km or 21 mi Cheongju
$924
42 km or 26 mi Asan
$1050
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1153
60 km or 37 mi Iksan
$998
63 km or 39 mi Jeonju
$831
69 km or 43 mi Boryeong
$1085
70 km or 43 mi Sangju
$957
70 km or 44 mi Gimcheon
$934
73 km or 46 mi Gunsan
$1020
74 km or 46 mi Anseong
$1078
76 km or 47 mi Gimje
$982
76 km or 47 mi Pyeongtaek
$1141
78 km or 48 mi Mungyeong
$973
84 km or 52 mi Chungju
$920
88 km or 55 mi Gumi
$949
91 km or 56 mi Dangjin
$1059
93 km or 58 mi Osan
$1076
96 km or 60 mi Seosan
$1068
99 km or 62 mi Jeongeup
$981
100 km or 62 mi Yongin
$1120
103 km or 64 mi Icheon
$1171
105 km or 65 mi Namwon
$980
107 km or 67 mi Yeoju
$1079
109 km or 68 mi Suwon
$1066
109 km or 68 mi Hwaseong
$1098
114 km or 71 mi Jecheon
$1037
117 km or 72 mi Uiwang
$1080
118 km or 73 mi Gwangju
$1196
119 km or 74 mi Ansan
$1049
120 km or 74 mi Gunpo
$1112
120 km or 75 mi Wonju
$1110
121 km or 75 mi Siheung
$1307
122 km or 76 mi Daegu
$1062
122 km or 76 mi Andong
$929
123 km or 76 mi Anyang
$1004
123 km or 76 mi Seongnam
$1435

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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