Damascus vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$323
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
99
😀 Quality of life
40
76
🏙️ Population
2.69M
24.9M

The cost of living in Damascus is 38% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7245th and 4880th ($706 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Syria and China, respectively. Check Syria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 7855th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Shanghai

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Damascus Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$27610

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789