Damascus vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$291
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.7
$1888
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
25
72
😀 Quality of life
34
90
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.06M

The cost of living in Damascus is 39% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7300th and 5132nd ($638 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 7688th and 156th 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
$5.01
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.26
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.68%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1862
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.52
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.81
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.5
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.6
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1666
$5986

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$912
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1020
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$798
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1255
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1681
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$573
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1600
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$776
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$679
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1531
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1655
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1616
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1732
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1502
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1652
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$456
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1593
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$608
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1645
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$552
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$877
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1576
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$994
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034