Damascus vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1702
🏠 One person rent
$315
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$927
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
28
93
😀 Quality of life
39
69
🏙️ Population
2.69M
9.37M

The cost of living in Damascus is 4% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7287th and 7469th ($671 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st 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 35th in China, while ranked 7834th and 4318th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$9056

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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

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663