Damascus vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2704
🏠 One person rent
$310
$530
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$892
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$2113
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
29
95
😀 Quality of life
40
80
🏙️ Population
2.69M
824K

The cost of living in Damascus is 40% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 7406th and 4967th ($675 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th 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 1.9 months in Sakai. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Sakai ranked 17th in Japan, while ranked 7899th and 701st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Sakai

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Damascus Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$690
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$83.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$4437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$2255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$13407

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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 Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1041
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1036
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1037
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1047
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1029
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1071
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1025
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1029
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1274
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1049
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$996
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1005
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1078
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1031
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$994
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$999
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1162
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1044
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$981
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1004
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1007
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$979
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1029
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1046
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$996
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1037
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1008
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1029