Damascus vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1506
🏠 One person rent
$310
$153
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$261
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$604
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
29
31
😀 Quality of life
40
46
🏙️ Population
2.69M
7.06M

The cost of living in Damascus is 29% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 7406th and 8565th ($675 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 466th 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 1.2 months in Luoyang. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Luoyang ranked 232nd in China, while ranked 7899th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Luoyang

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Damascus Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$9.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$2053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$1347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$19226

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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 Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$514
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$506
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$518
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$518
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$523
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$507
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$516
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$516
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$534
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$520
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$529
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$511
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$518
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$542
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$509
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$522
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$517
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$512
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$491
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$489
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$506
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$498
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$483
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$551
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$659
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$505
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$578
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$510
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$543
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$531
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$494
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$531
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$569
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$555
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$521
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$598