Damascus vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$271
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
25
97
😀 Quality of life
32
75
🏙️ Population
2.58M
18.7M

The cost of living in Damascus is 12% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 7105th and 6602nd ($672 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 49th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 7854th and 1036th 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
$5.04
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$15919

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671