Damascus vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1807
🏠 One person rent
$310
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$369
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
29
72
😀 Quality of life
40
65
🏙️ Population
2.69M
8.72M

The cost of living in Damascus is 4% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 7406th and 7229th ($675 vs $702) 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 0.5 months in Hanoi. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 7899th and 5251st 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
$9.24
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.96
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$5.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$12836

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380