Damascus vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2857
🏠 One person rent
$323
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$424
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$1748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
91
😀 Quality of life
40
94
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.52M

The cost of living in Damascus is 40% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 7245th and 4788th ($706 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kobe ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 7855th and 40th 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
$9.98
$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.43
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$4306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$5.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$8.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$10496

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Cities near Damascus

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 Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1012
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038