Damascus vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$310
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
29
75
😀 Quality of life
40
75
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.96M

The cost of living in Damascus is 40% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 7406th and 4988th ($675 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th 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 1.5 months in Sapporo. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 7899th and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Sapporo

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Damascus Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$3.49
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$10501

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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 Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1005
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1005
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1005
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1004
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1019
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1004
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$982
77 km or 48 mi Date
$978
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$957
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1002
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1004
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1002
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1001
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$933
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$927
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$998
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1006
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$936
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$996
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$990
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$969
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$986
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$986
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$982
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1067
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$982
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1029
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1009
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1016
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1007
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1057
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1070