Damascus vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$1119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$271
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$880
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$1779
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
25
91
😀 Quality of life
32
78
🏙️ Population
2.58M
1.52M

The cost of living in Damascus is 40% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 7105th and 4855th ($672 vs $1119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 121st 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 1.6 months in Kobe. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kobe ranked 33rd in Japan, while ranked 7854th and 631st 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
$5.04
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$89.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$4552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$3248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$80.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$5.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$9.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$14101

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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 Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094