Damascus vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$2686
🏠 One person rent
$225
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$2275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
25
91
😀 Quality of life
36
96
🏙️ Population
2.5M
1.52M

The cost of living in Damascus is 46% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 7822nd and 4822nd ($583 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 106th 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 2.1 months in Kobe. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kobe ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 7665th and 14th 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
$4.03
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$906
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$3336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$9012

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015