Damascus vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$225
$133
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
25
85
😀 Quality of life
36
70
🏙️ Population
2.5M
9.07M

The cost of living in Damascus is 20% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7822nd and 8600th ($583 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 538th 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 1.6 months in Shenyang. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 7665th and 2673rd 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
$4.03
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$19578

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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 Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$449
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$502
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$510
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$515
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$517
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$524
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$520
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$536
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$519
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$537
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$550
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$523
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$513
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$523
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$565
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$531
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$560
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$559
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$541
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$543
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$515
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$585
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1574
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$595
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$566
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$557
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$526
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$562
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$512
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$551
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$606
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$555
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1544
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$585
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$589
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$612
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1555
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1538
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$529