Damascus vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$2801
🏠 One person rent
$225
$470
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$912
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$367
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$2379
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
25
96
😀 Quality of life
36
81
🏙️ Population
2.5M
824K

The cost of living in Damascus is 47% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 7822nd and 4716th ($583 vs $1103) 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 2.2 months in Sakai. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Sakai ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 7665th and 406th 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
$4.03
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$77.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$4872
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$3082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$9.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$26.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$8669

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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 Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$997
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$995
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$996
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$990
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$988
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1012
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$982
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1015
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$984
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$978
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$986
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1116
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1012
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$994
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$957
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$968
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1058
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$956
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$957
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$990
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1284
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$994
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$933
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$966
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$965
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1009
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$972
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$945
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1006
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1105
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$956
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1006
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1055
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$969
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$977