Damascus vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$2615
🏠 One person rent
$271
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$805
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$2748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
25
91
😀 Quality of life
32
91
🏙️ Population
2.58M
1.23M

The cost of living in Damascus is 31% less expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 7105th and 5892nd ($672 vs $970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 74th 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 2.8 months in Suwon. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 7854th and 111th 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
$5.04
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$642
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$73.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$13362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$7225
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$43.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$8.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$5.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$4.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$22854

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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 Suwon

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Uiwang
$988
11 km or 6.6 mi Gunpo
$1003
14 km or 8.7 mi Anyang
$1025
16 km or 10 mi Gwacheon
$1005
17 km or 10 mi Osan
$1025
17 km or 11 mi Ansan
$990
17 km or 11 mi Siheung
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Yongin
$1142
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Hwaseong
$1049
25 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1038
26 km or 16 mi Gwangju
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Bucheon
$1068
33 km or 21 mi Seoul
$1461
33 km or 21 mi Pyeongtaek
$1053
33 km or 21 mi Hanam
$1074
36 km or 23 mi Guri
$1085
38 km or 23 mi Incheon
$1067
38 km or 24 mi Icheon
$1077
39 km or 24 mi Anseong
$1041
43 km or 27 mi Namyangju
$1084
44 km or 27 mi Goyang
$1008
46 km or 28 mi Gimpo
$966
52 km or 32 mi Uijeongbu
$936
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1222
55 km or 34 mi Dangjin
$1025
56 km or 35 mi Yeoju
$1036
56 km or 35 mi Yangju
$941
63 km or 39 mi Paju
$1020
70 km or 43 mi Pocheon
$989
70 km or 43 mi Dongducheon
$968
75 km or 46 mi Seosan
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Wonju
$1140
84 km or 52 mi Cheongju
$997
86 km or 53 mi Kaesong
$1567
89 km or 55 mi Chungju
$1098
91 km or 57 mi Chuncheon
$839
92 km or 57 mi Sejong
$1043
93 km or 58 mi Gongju
$1098
104 km or 65 mi Asan
$1066