Damascus vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1823
🏠 One person rent
$323
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$798
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
29
93
😀 Quality of life
40
72
🏙️ Population
2.69M
9.5M

The cost of living in Damascus is 13% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 7245th and 7755th ($706 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 181st 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Foshan ranked 19th in China, while ranked 7855th and 2991st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Foshan

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Damascus Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$1845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$71.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$5.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$22953

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$785
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679