Damascus vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$225
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$1764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
25
99
😀 Quality of life
36
79
🏙️ Population
2.5M
1.33M

The cost of living in Damascus is 45% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 7822nd and 4896th ($583 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 145th 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 Saitama. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 7665th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Saitama

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Damascus Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$13860

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039