Damascus vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$315
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$1593
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
28
99
😀 Quality of life
39
80
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.33M

The cost of living in Damascus is 35% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 7287th and 5298th ($671 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 260th 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 1.5 months in Saitama. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Saitama ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 7834th and 750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$17943

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055