Daejeon vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daejeon Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2724
$1494
🏠 One person rent
$386
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$433
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2163
$55.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
76
25
😀 Quality of life
85
34
🏙️ Population
1.48M
2.69M

The cost of living in Daejeon is 55% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 5544th and 7300th ($992 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th 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 2.2 months in Daejeon compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Daejeon ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 350th and 7688th 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
$6.41
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$67.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.74%
13.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5276
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4192
$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.03
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.51
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$3.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$5.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.04
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.07
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$3.81
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$2.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$47.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$48.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15827
$1666

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Gyeryong
$977
18 km or 11 mi Sejong
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Gongju
$1038
31 km or 20 mi Nonsan
$1019
33 km or 21 mi Cheongju
$936
42 km or 26 mi Asan
$1038
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1151
60 km or 37 mi Iksan
$959
63 km or 39 mi Jeonju
$854
69 km or 43 mi Boryeong
$1063
70 km or 43 mi Sangju
$1000
70 km or 44 mi Gimcheon
$977
73 km or 46 mi Gunsan
$1005
74 km or 46 mi Anseong
$1026
76 km or 47 mi Gimje
$937
76 km or 47 mi Pyeongtaek
$984
78 km or 48 mi Mungyeong
$979
84 km or 52 mi Chungju
$900
88 km or 55 mi Gumi
$992
91 km or 56 mi Dangjin
$1033
93 km or 58 mi Osan
$1042
96 km or 60 mi Seosan
$1036
99 km or 62 mi Jeongeup
$970
100 km or 62 mi Yongin
$1127
103 km or 64 mi Icheon
$1020
105 km or 65 mi Namwon
$987
107 km or 67 mi Yeoju
$1026
109 km or 68 mi Suwon
$1022
109 km or 68 mi Hwaseong
$1089
114 km or 71 mi Jecheon
$1016
117 km or 72 mi Uiwang
$1063
118 km or 73 mi Gwangju
$1165
119 km or 74 mi Ansan
$1070
120 km or 74 mi Gunpo
$1098
120 km or 75 mi Wonju
$1074
121 km or 75 mi Siheung
$1283
122 km or 76 mi Daegu
$995
122 km or 76 mi Andong
$880
123 km or 76 mi Anyang
$1022
123 km or 76 mi Seongnam
$1400

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$912
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1020
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$798
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1255
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1681
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$573
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1600
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$776
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$679
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1531
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1655
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1616
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1732
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1502
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1652
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$456
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1593
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$608
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1645
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$552
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$877
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1576
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$994
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1902