Damascus vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$225
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
25
71
😀 Quality of life
36
63
🏙️ Population
2.5M
10.6M

The cost of living in Damascus is 20% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 7822nd and 8597th ($583 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 537th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 7665th and 4919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$4869

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733