Damascus vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$315
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$371
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
28
72
😀 Quality of life
39
65
🏙️ Population
2.69M
8.44M

The cost of living in Damascus is 3% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 7287th and 7418th ($671 vs $652) 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 0.6 months in Hanoi. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 7834th and 5259th 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
$7.99
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$11154

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372