Damascus vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$323
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
29
21
😀 Quality of life
40
46
🏙️ Population
2.69M
6.56M

The cost of living in Damascus is 17% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7245th and 7943rd ($706 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 7855th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Shaoyang

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Damascus Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$13867

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619