Damascus vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$1355
🏠 One person rent
$291
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.7
$602
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
25
71
😀 Quality of life
34
61
🏙️ Population
2.69M
10.6M

The cost of living in Damascus is 33% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 7300th and 8748th ($638 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 525th 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 39th in China, while ranked 7688th and 5094th 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
$5.01
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$1.26
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.68%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1862
$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.52
$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.81
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.5
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.6
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1666
$4785

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$912
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1020
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$798
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1255
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1681
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$573
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1600
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$776
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$679
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1531
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1655
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1616
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1732
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1502
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1652
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$456
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1593
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$608
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1645
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$552
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$877
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1576
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$994
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$524
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$533
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$544
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$564
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$584
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$550
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$553
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$581
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$600
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$590
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$642
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$472
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$590
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$592
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$587
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$610
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$555
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$574
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$638
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$478
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$550
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$618
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$644
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$649
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$492
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$729
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$679
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$522
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$577
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$588
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$624
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$638
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$726
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$655
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$703
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716