Damascus vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$323
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$1115
😷 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 30% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7245th and 5531st ($706 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 360th 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 1.1 months in Sendai. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 7855th and 2040th 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
$9.98
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$4242

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014