Damascus vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$323
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$847
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
29
67
😀 Quality of life
40
71
🏙️ Population
2.69M
10.5M

The cost of living in Damascus is 2% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 7245th and 7308th ($706 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th in Syria and China, respectively. Check Syria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 7855th and 3241st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Dongguan

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Damascus Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$25442

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620