Damascus vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$271
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$952
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
25
93
😀 Quality of life
32
65
🏙️ Population
2.58M
9.37M

The cost of living in Damascus is 8% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7105th and 6780th ($672 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 68th 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 32nd in China, while ranked 7854th and 4171st 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
$5.04
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$8558

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699