Damascus vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$310
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$759
😷 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 6% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 7406th and 7679th ($675 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 23rd in China, while ranked 7899th and 3611th 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
$9.24
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.93
🥤 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
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$9536

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943