Damascus vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$323
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
49
😀 Quality of life
40
71
🏙️ Population
2.69M
8.78M

The cost of living in Damascus is 9% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 7245th and 7630th ($706 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th 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 Quanzhou. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 7855th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Quanzhou

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Damascus Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$9745

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954