Damascus vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$1174
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$2905
🏠 One person rent
$271
$517
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$1020
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$2545
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
25
96
😀 Quality of life
32
80
🏙️ Population
2.58M
824K

The cost of living in Damascus is 43% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 7105th and 4661st ($672 vs $1174) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th 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 16th in Japan, while ranked 7854th and 519th 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
$5.04
$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$82.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$3851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$2898
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$50.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$69.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$5592

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1067
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1071
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1068
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1062
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1086
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1065
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1094
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1056
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1067
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1212
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1094
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$1030
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1043
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1132
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1140
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1077
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1117
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$1034
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1362
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$1014
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1048
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1045
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$1021
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1084
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1169
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$1037
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1125
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1054
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1052