Damascus vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$323
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$752
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$922
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
29
84
😀 Quality of life
40
72
🏙️ Population
2.69M
11.9M

The cost of living in Damascus is 21% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 7245th and 6257th ($706 vs $899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 months in Hangzhou. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Hangzhou ranked 20th in China, while ranked 7855th and 3005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Hangzhou

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Damascus Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$7694
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$3840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$25159

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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 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

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789