Damascus vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$2398
🏠 One person rent
$291
$369
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$84.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.7
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
25
91
😀 Quality of life
34
72
🏙️ Population
2.69M
11.9M

The cost of living in Damascus is 21% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 7300th and 6419th ($638 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 1.5 months in Hangzhou. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 7688th and 1916th 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
$5.01
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$1.26
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.68%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1862
$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$4179
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$5.71
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.52
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.81
$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.5
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.6
$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1666
$31296

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$716
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$573
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$650
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$677
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$642
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$868
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$695
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$587
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$708
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$654
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$670
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$700
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$672
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1097
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$665
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$645
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$984
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$702
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$657
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$590
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$642
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$616
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$643
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$682
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$607
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$602
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$631
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$691
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$621
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$603
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$522
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$666
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$671
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$644
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$746