Damascus vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$310
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$777
😷 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 1% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 7406th and 7469th ($675 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 89th 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 7899th and 3662nd 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
$9.24
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$22205

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608