Damascus vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Damascus	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$672	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1612	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$271	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$56.1	$739
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	25	85
😀 Quality of life	32	68
🏙️ Population	2.58M	9.07M

The cost of living in Damascus is 31% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7105th and 8584th ($672 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 526th 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 Shenyang. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 7854th and 3326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Shenyang

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	Damascus	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.04	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.49%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1873	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$880	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.1	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.24	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.99	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.95	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.05	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.8	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.8	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.8	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1645	$25284

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$857
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1604
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$948
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$767
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1165
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1635
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$545
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1544
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1619
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$708
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$630
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1624
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1579
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1612
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1617
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1565
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1659
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1674
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1451
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1617
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1664
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1585
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1591
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1604
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1607
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1614
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$462
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1532
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$598
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1582
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1706
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1708
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1749
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1787
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$692
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$730
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1556
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$1004
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$1838

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511