Damascus vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$315
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
28
72
😀 Quality of life
39
90
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.06M

The cost of living in Damascus is 37% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7287th and 5094th ($671 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 139th 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 1.4 months in Sendai. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 7834th and 242nd 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
$7.99
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$5899

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013