Damascus vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$323
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
29
96
😀 Quality of life
40
77
🏙️ Population
2.69M
18.7M

The cost of living in Damascus is 10% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 7245th and 6854th ($706 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7855th and 1149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Guangzhou

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Damascus Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$19408

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Cities near Damascus

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 Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711