Damascus vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Damascus	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$638	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1494	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$291	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$55.7	$2086
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	25	96
😀 Quality of life	34	95
🏙️ Population	2.69M	2.75M

The cost of living in Damascus is 49% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 7300th and 4366th ($638 vs $1242) 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 1.7 months in Osaka. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 7688th and 18th 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	$5.01	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.8	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.96	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$1.26	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$590	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.5	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.2	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.68%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1862	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.52	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.87	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.59	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.81	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.82	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.8	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.5	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.6	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1666	$8318

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$912
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$1020
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$798
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1255
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1681
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$573
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1600
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$776
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$679
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1633
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1531
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1612
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1655
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1616
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1732
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1502
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1677
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1652
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$456
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1593
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$608
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1645
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1778
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1731
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1728
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$552
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$877
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1576
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$994
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$1902

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008