Damascus vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2630
🏠 One person rent
$310
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$2320
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
29
91
😀 Quality of life
40
90
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.23M

The cost of living in Damascus is 35% less expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 7406th and 5440th ($675 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th in Syria and South Korea, respectively. Check Syria vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 2.3 months in Suwon. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Suwon ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 7899th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Suwon

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Damascus Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$3.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$11113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$6701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$7.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$3.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$12755

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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 Suwon

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Uiwang
$1063
11 km or 6.6 mi Gunpo
$1112
14 km or 8.7 mi Anyang
$988
16 km or 10 mi Gwacheon
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Osan
$1050
17 km or 11 mi Ansan
$1044
17 km or 11 mi Siheung
$1292
18 km or 11 mi Yongin
$1102
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1425
24 km or 15 mi Hwaseong
$1076
25 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1071
26 km or 16 mi Gwangju
$1179
31 km or 19 mi Bucheon
$1167
33 km or 21 mi Seoul
$1363
33 km or 21 mi Pyeongtaek
$1095
33 km or 21 mi Hanam
$1162
36 km or 23 mi Guri
$1117
38 km or 23 mi Incheon
$1057
38 km or 24 mi Icheon
$1134
39 km or 24 mi Anseong
$1046
43 km or 27 mi Namyangju
$1120
44 km or 27 mi Goyang
$1092
46 km or 28 mi Gimpo
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Uijeongbu
$913
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1121
55 km or 34 mi Dangjin
$984
56 km or 35 mi Yeoju
$1053
56 km or 35 mi Yangju
$937
63 km or 39 mi Paju
$1049
70 km or 43 mi Pocheon
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Dongducheon
$1007
75 km or 46 mi Seosan
$986
81 km or 50 mi Wonju
$1073
84 km or 52 mi Cheongju
$903
86 km or 53 mi Kaesong
$1563
89 km or 55 mi Chungju
$892
91 km or 57 mi Chuncheon
$867
92 km or 57 mi Sejong
$986
93 km or 58 mi Gongju
$1019
104 km or 65 mi Asan
$1015