Damascus vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1770
🏠 One person rent
$323
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$1012
😷 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 5% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7245th and 7494th ($706 vs $670) 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 1.5 months in Hefei. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 7855th and 3146th 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
$9.98
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$8681

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693