Damascus vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2985
🏠 One person rent
$310
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$1050
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$367
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$2134
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
29
96
😀 Quality of life
40
95
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.75M

The cost of living in Damascus is 47% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 7406th and 4625th ($675 vs $1274) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 7899th and 27th 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
$9.24
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$494
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$81.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$4660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$2278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$70.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$13598

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Cities near Damascus

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 Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1075
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1162
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1057
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1078
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1061
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1046
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1031
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1071
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1016
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1041
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1051
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1037
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1127
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1029
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1033
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1037
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1025
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1029
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$979
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1029
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1027
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$991
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1041
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1016
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$996
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$994
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$981
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1029
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$999
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1005
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$993