Damascus vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$3862
🏠 One person rent
$291
$608
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$1634
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$488
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.7
$2911
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
25
100
😀 Quality of life
34
95
🏙️ Population
2.69M
9.67M

The cost of living in Damascus is 52% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 7300th and 4104th ($638 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Syria and South Korea, respectively. Check Syria vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 2.2 months in Seoul. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 7688th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Seoul

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Damascus Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$3.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.26
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.68%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1862
$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.52
$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.81
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.5
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.6
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1666
$20197

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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 Seoul

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Guri
$1122
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1171
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1089
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1070
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$955
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1161
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1129
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1400
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1283
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1163
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$1022
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$974
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1098
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$1099
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$1063
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1165
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1075
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$1070
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$1022
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1092
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$1055
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$1040
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1127
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1089
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1042
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$1020
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1565
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$1026
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$984
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$1026
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$1033
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$1074
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$1151
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$1036
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$900
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$936
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$1016
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1550
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$1019