Damascus vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$271
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
25
71
😀 Quality of life
32
61
🏙️ Population
2.58M
10.6M

The cost of living in Damascus is 32% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 7105th and 8633rd ($672 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 531st 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 7854th and 5079th 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
$5.04
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$4947

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734