Damascus vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$310
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
29
84
😀 Quality of life
40
71
🏙️ Population
2.69M
9.37M

The cost of living in Damascus is 3% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7406th and 7557th ($675 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 105th 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 7899th and 3551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Hefei

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Damascus Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.25
🥤 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
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$9430

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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

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677