Damascus vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$315
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
28
24
😀 Quality of life
39
45
🏙️ Population
2.69M
6.56M

The cost of living in Damascus is 11% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7287th and 7790th ($671 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 7834th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$10279

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599