Damascus vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$323
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$602
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$505
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
29
72
😀 Quality of life
40
67
🏙️ Population
2.69M
8.72M

The cost of living in Damascus is 2% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 7245th and 7314th ($706 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 Hanoi. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 7855th and 4766th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Hanoi

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Damascus Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$8.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
7.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$4545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$2658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$5.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$1.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$43.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$14773

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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 Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375