Damascus vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$271
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
25
73
😀 Quality of life
32
92
🏙️ Population
2.58M
1.06M

The cost of living in Damascus is 40% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7105th and 4890th ($672 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 7854th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Sendai

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Damascus Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$1.27
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$6369

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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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057