Damascus vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$310
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
29
95
😀 Quality of life
40
77
🏙️ Population
2.69M
17.5M

The cost of living in Damascus is 28% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7406th and 6106th ($675 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 Shenzhen. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7899th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Shenzhen

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Damascus Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$22916

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638