Damascus vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$291
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.7
$1611
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
25
99
😀 Quality of life
34
77
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.33M

The cost of living in Damascus is 47% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 7300th and 4495th ($638 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 7688th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.26
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.68%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1862
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.52
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.81
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.5
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.6
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1666
$14676

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125