Damascus vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$310
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
29
58
😀 Quality of life
40
68
🏙️ Population
2.69M
10.6M

The cost of living in Damascus is 37% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 7406th and 8757th ($675 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 Shijiazhuang. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 7899th and 4718th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Shijiazhuang

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Damascus Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$5006

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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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716