Damascus vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2716
🏠 One person rent
$310
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$1876
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
91
😀 Quality of life
40
81
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.52M

The cost of living in Damascus is 39% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 7406th and 5047th ($675 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th in Syria and Japan, respectively. Check Syria vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.7 months in Kobe. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kobe ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 7899th and 681st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Kobe

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Damascus Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.89
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$5111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$2533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$12285

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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 Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071