Damascus vs Haiphong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Haiphong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1411
🏠 One person rent
$310
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$442
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$46.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$400
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
29
35
😀 Quality of life
40
61
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.12M

The cost of living in Damascus is 18% more expensive than in Haiphong. Cities ranked 7406th and 8212th ($675 vs $571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Syria and Vietnam, respectively. Check Syria vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.7 months in Haiphong. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Haiphong ranked 4th in Vietnam, while ranked 7899th and 5815th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Haiphong

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Damascus Haiphong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$1.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$42
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$9.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$5.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$5.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$1.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$1.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$3.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$44.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$4643

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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
38 km or 24 mi Hai Duong
$587
46 km or 29 mi Ha Long
$585
52 km or 32 mi Thai Binh
$587
67 km or 42 mi Nam Dinh
$602
68 km or 42 mi Cam Pha
$577
77 km or 48 mi Bac Ninh
$597
89 km or 55 mi Hanoi
$702
123 km or 76 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
144 km or 89 mi Viet Tri
$590
144 km or 90 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
191 km or 119 mi Fangchenggang
$592
194 km or 120 mi Chongzuo
$580
239 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$605
258 km or 160 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Beihai
$664
282 km or 175 mi Nanning
$564
285 km or 177 mi Ha Tinh
$567
340 km or 211 mi Sa Pa
$563
345 km or 214 mi Baise
$578
369 km or 229 mi Dong Hoi
$496
380 km or 236 mi Wenshan
$575
390 km or 243 mi Zhanjiang
$805
390 km or 243 mi Haikou
$694
397 km or 246 mi Guigang
$699
410 km or 255 mi Sanya
$774
413 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
420 km or 261 mi Laibin
$608
426 km or 265 mi Thakhek
$1038
451 km or 280 mi Maoming
$789
451 km or 280 mi Gaozhou
$790
457 km or 284 mi Hechi
$584
482 km or 299 mi Liuzhou
$587
483 km or 300 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
487 km or 303 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
491 km or 305 mi Hue
$380
510 km or 317 mi Xingyi
$574
530 km or 329 mi Vientiane
$1056
555 km or 345 mi Da Nang
$660
558 km or 346 mi Udon Thani
$581
561 km or 349 mi Yangjiang
$896