Damascus vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2401
🏠 One person rent
$310
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$912
😷 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 22% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 7406th and 6527th ($675 vs $860) 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 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Hangzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 7899th and 3360th 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
$9.24
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.97
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$8066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$4023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$5.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$7.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$29918

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Cities near Damascus

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

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765