Damascus vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Damascus	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$638	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1494	$2866
🏠 One person rent	$291	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$769
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$55.7	$2099
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	25	58
😀 Quality of life	34	83
🏙️ Population	2.69M	1.49M

The cost of living in Damascus is 42% less expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 7300th and 4821st ($638 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Syria and South Korea, respectively. Check Syria vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.9 months in Gwangju. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Gwangju ranked 7th in South Korea, while ranked 7688th and 439th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Gwangju

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	Damascus	Gwangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.01	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.8	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.96	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$1.26	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$590	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.5	$93.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.2	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.68%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1862	$7404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$4847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$7.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.52	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.87	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$3.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.59	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.81	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.82	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.8	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.5	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.6	$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1666	$20814

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$912
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$1020
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$798
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1255
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1681
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$573
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1600
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$776
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$679
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1633
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1531
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1612
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1655
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1616
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1732
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1502
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1677
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1652
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$456
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1593
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$608
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1645
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1778
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1731
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1728
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$552
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$877
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1576
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$994
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$1902

Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1012
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$970
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$987
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1059
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$998
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$937
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$854
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$989
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$959
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1005
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1054
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1019
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$977
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$983
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1038
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1063
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$992
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$924
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1038
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$998
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$1019
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$977
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$887
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1075
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$1030
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$995
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$936
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$992
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$1000
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$959
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1151
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1036
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1037
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1060
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$1027
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1033
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$979
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1080