Damascus vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$1444
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$4192
🏠 One person rent
$225
$683
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$1882
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$3018
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
25
100
😀 Quality of life
36
95
🏙️ Population
2.5M
9.67M

The cost of living in Damascus is 60% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 7822nd and 3641st ($583 vs $1444) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 2.1 months in Seoul. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 7665th and 23rd 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
$4.03
$6.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$3.8
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$758
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$2529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$19740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$10956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$9.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$40
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$6.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$4.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$3.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$19966

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Seoul

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Guri
$1101
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1144
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$986
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1069
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1106
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1121
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1081
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1152
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$1097
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$983
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1120
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$1124
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$1054
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1072
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$1127
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$987
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$1077
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$1041
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1256
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1088
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1024
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$949
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1542
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$973
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$986
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$911
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$1002
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$880
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$940
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$1005
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$1009
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$903
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$967
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1560
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$963