Damascus vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$225
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$933
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
25
93
😀 Quality of life
36
67
🏙️ Population
2.5M
9.37M

The cost of living in Damascus is 18% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7822nd and 6756th ($583 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 82nd 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Hefei ranked 28th in China, while ranked 7665th and 3921st among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$8280

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Cities near Damascus

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

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696