Damascus vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$310
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
29
73
😀 Quality of life
40
74
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.06M

The cost of living in Damascus is 33% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7406th and 5585th ($675 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 415th 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 1.3 months in Sendai. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 7899th and 2145th 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
$9.24
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$5002

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Cities near Damascus

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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022