Damascus vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$225
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
25
73
😀 Quality of life
36
78
🏙️ Population
2.5M
1.06M

The cost of living in Damascus is 43% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7822nd and 5135th ($583 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 282nd 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 66th in Japan, while ranked 7665th and 603rd 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
$4.03
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$6030

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011