Damascus vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$1916
🏠 One person rent
$225
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$746
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$481
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
25
71
😀 Quality of life
36
65
🏙️ Population
2.5M
8.25M

The cost of living in Damascus is 8% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 7822nd and 7372nd ($583 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.8 months in Hanoi. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 7665th and 4592nd 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
$4.03
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.91
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$9.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
10.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$2514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$5.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$13775

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$524
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$557
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$549
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$500
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$422