Damascus vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$2941
🏠 One person rent
$315
$599
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$1002
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$1959
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
28
96
😀 Quality of life
39
96
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.75M

The cost of living in Damascus is 46% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 7287th and 4626th ($671 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 Osaka. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 7834th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Osaka

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Damascus Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$695
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$4071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$2710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$64.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$13640

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1118
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1277
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1099
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1097
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1068
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1133
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1060
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1057
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1055
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1088
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1115
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1125
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1061
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1050
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1044
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1033
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1081
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1045
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1010
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1044
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$992
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1037
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1015
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1025
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1043
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$997