Damascus vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$1708
🏠 One person rent
$291
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$435
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.7
$991
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
25
93
😀 Quality of life
34
66
🏙️ Population
2.69M
9.37M

The cost of living in Damascus is 2% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7300th and 7405th ($638 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 160th 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 1.6 months in Hefei. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 7688th and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.26
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.68%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1862
$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.52
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.81
$28
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.5
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.6
$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1666
$8278

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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 Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$621
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$608
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$664
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$600
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$666
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$632
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$691
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$505
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$587
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$611
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$746
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$576
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$555
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$621
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$633
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$592
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$613
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$602
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$522
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$620
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$642
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$607
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$630
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$621
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$650
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$584
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$591
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$603
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$600
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$695
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$620
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$668
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$702
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$644
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$642
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$484
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$665